Taegan Goddard

“‘This place is packed,’ President Trump said, looking out at a red-capped and rhinestoned crowd. ‘Not only is this packed, but you have an equal number of people standing outside,'” the

Mediaite: “According to data from Nielsen, an audience of 2.50 million viewers tuned in to Fox News from 9-11 p.m. ET Wednesday night, when the president’s address aired…”

“Republicans spent the first five hours of their midterm convention in Dallas warning about socialism on Wednesday before President Trump surprised many of them with an audacious trillion-dollar proposal to redistribute wealth,” the New York Times reports.

“Gov. Ron DeSantis denounced President Donald Trump’s proposal to deliver $5,000 checks to Americans if Republicans hold their ground in the midterm elections, fearing the infusion of cash will only stir more inflation,”

“Top Republicans are scrambling to shore up their Senate map in Alaska, Texas and other red states — and are privately acknowledging they could very well lose in Georgia and North Carolina,” Politico reports.

“Sen. Ted Cruz gave a red-meat speech at the Republican convention on Thursday in which he accused the Democratic Party of succumbing to ‘communists and Islamists’ who hate Christians, Jews, capitalism and America,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

A new Cygnal poll finds Democrats leading Republicans on the generic congressional ballot, 51% to 42%.Generic Congressional BallotDemocrats 51% Republicans 42% Cygnal poll · ±2.53%

Washington Post: “Thursday night, Vance is scheduled to deliver a keynote address at the convention, after Trump praised him and generated applause for Vance the evening before. It’s the latest sign that Trump is quietly giving his nod for Vance to be the party’s heir-apparent, even as the president has not made an explicit endorsement.”

“The Republicans selected Dallas for their unusual midterm gathering in large part out of convenience. It’s a big city accustomed to big conventions, in a Republican-friendly state where they could confidently pull off a relatively last-minute event of the scope desired by President Trump, party officials said,” the New York Times reports.

“Vice President JD Vance looked very much like a presidential candidate-in-waiting at the Republican convention this week. He delivered a prime-time address, met with delegates from battleground states and headlined a high-dollar fundraiser with GOP donors,” the Wall Street Journal reports.