In Rhode Island, Democratic Gov. Dan McKee lost his re-election bid today in the second-to-last primary of 2026.
\n\nTrump told the crowd in Dallas that he has won three presidential elections, alluding to his longtime claim, without evidence, that he won the 2020 election.
\n\n"When I’m on the ticket, Republicans always do very well," Trump said. "We won the presidency three times."
\n\nTrump claimed tonight that this is the "first-ever midterm convention of any party."
\n\nDemocrats have held midterm conventions before, hosting one in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1974, and another one in Memphis in 1978. The one in 1978 was attended by President Jimmy Carter, who delivered remarks.
\n\nWhen Trump took the convention stage tonight, hundreds of seats — mostly in the uppermost level of American Airlines Center — were unfilled.
\n\nThe arena, which hosts professional basketball and hockey games, seats about 19,000. Hundreds of state delegates are seated on the floor, with other guests in the general seating areas.
\n\nTrump insisted in his remarks that "this place is packed."
\n\nTrump has walked out to the stage at the GOP midterm convention in Dallas.
\n\nThe most mentioned Democrat on the first night of the GOP midterm convention is former…
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