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Trump’s midterm strategy: More Trump

The Republican midterm convention gets underway in Dallas.

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here.

Welcome to The Logoff: Donald Trump is bound for Dallas to kick off Republicans’ midterm convention — which is likely to be all about him.

What’s going on? If you haven’t heard of a midterm convention before, you’re not alone. They’re not common: The last one was in 1982 and, as the New York Times notes, it “went so poorly” that a subsequent Democratic Party chair........

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