Trump-a-palooza: why are Republicans avoiding the president’s convention? – podcast

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center-Right · Published: Fri, 11 Sep 2026 04:00:06 GMT

Donald Trump has thrown a convention to amp up the Republican base ahead of the midterm elections, but not everyone is thrilled about it. Dozens of officials running for re-election have stayed away, choosing instead to campaign locally. Are they worried about Trump’s current unpopularity weighing down their ticket?This week Jenna Amatulli is in for Jonathan Freedland and speaks to Guardian US politics correspondent Rachel LeingangWatch Jonathan Freedland on our new Politics Weekly YouTube channelSend your questions and feedback to politicsweeklyamerica@theguardian.comSubscribe to The Guardian Investigates podcast and listen to season 2 of Black Box Continue reading...

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