U.S. President Donald Trump gestures during a breakfast with Republican Senators at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. November 5, 2025. REUTERS Kevin Lamarque
President Donald Trump is pushing Republicans to hold a midterm election convention, and Politics USA founder Jason Easley says Democrats could not hope for better timing.
“Donald Trump is the least popular president in the history of polling. Republicans who are running for House and Senate seats need to be getting as far away from this orange anchor as they can,” Easley wrote. “[But] no matter how much Republicans think that they can hold an election where Donald Trump is not the issue in their states and districts, the president continues to hijack the midterm election and make it all about himself.”
Trump unleashed his latest idea coming off of the failed Great American State Fair with its low turnout, posting on Truth Social: “BIG NEWS! For the first time ever, the Republican Party will hold a MIDTERM CONVENTION. It will be in Dallas, Texas — One of my favorite places in the World. It will be fantastic!”
Trump further promised the event will be “a truly Historic Event” to celebrate “the GREAT AMERICAN COMEBACK.”
But Easley said Trump will likely ‘rub his stink of failure all over” Republican candidates from coast to coast by holding the convention, and the president’s claimed success on “no tax on tips” and “stronger borders” won’t gather much interest among the U.S. voters watching the convention. Furthermore, Trump’s stated claim to “lower costs and real affordability” will likely draw confused looks or outright anger among Americans who are facing rising inflation costs leading into the November midterms.
But this, like many things, said Easley, comes down to appeasing Trump’s ego.
“Trump is going to hold a convention so that he can be the center of attention,” said Easley. “Trump is apparently also going to try to play concert promoter again after the Great American State Fair debacle, so prepare yourself for multiple performances of Proud To Be An American by Lee Greenwood. … Just in case you were curious, Trump is dedicating two nights to sinking Republican chances in the midterm election”
Recent polling reveals Trump’s numbers are about as flat as they can fall, even with MAGA diehards sticking to him regardless of economics. And Republicans themselves are terrified of the upcoming November elections, and the likely drumming it will bring as voters work to reign in Trump’s various power grabs.
“Trump wants every American to know that he is on the ballot in November,” said Easley, adding that the idea of a Republican midterm election starring Trump will be “a dream come true for Democrats.”
“The midterm convention will be a fiasco, and it will give Democrats what they want,” he said. “Donald Trump will be front and center in voters' minds before the election in November.”