President Donald Trump on Thursday floated hosting a pre-midterm Republican National Convention, touting his administration’s success and saying his party is “poised to win big in the midterms.”
“We won every aspect of the Presidential Election and, based on the great success we are having, are poised to WIN BIG IN THE MIDTERMS,” Trump wrote in a post to Truth Social. “The results are incredible, a record pace!!! In that light, I am thinking of recommending a National Convention to the Republican Party, just prior to the Midterms. It has never been done before. STAY TUNED!!!”
The president provided no further detail on when or where the potential convention could take place.
Trump’s message comes just a day after Axios reported that senior Democratic officials were considering a similar move, as they gear up for an uphill battle to reclaim control of Congress and disrupt Trump’s Republican trifecta.
A pre-midterm mini-convention — which fell out of fashion among Democrats in the mid-1980s — would give prospective leaders from both parties the opportunity to audition for potential 2028 candidacies, as Democrats remains without a clear voice after November’s election loss and Republicans inch toward a post-Trump future.
A pre-midterm gathering could also give Democrats a chance to catch up on fundraising and boost public visibility. The DNC has faced steep cash challenges after the party’s presidential flop, trailing the RNC significantly in the months since. While the RNC boasted over $80 million by the end of June, the DNC had only $15 million in cash on hand, with the gap only continuing to grow.
But a rival Republican convention could threaten to overshadow the DNC’s comeback efforts, crowding out the Democrats’ push for airtime on the national stage.
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