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Marianna Sotomayor joins Peter to discuss the Republican midterm convention in Dallas, which is heavily influenced by Trump, and the implications for upcoming elections.

Marianna Sotomayor joins Peter from Dallas, where Republicans are gathering for a midterm convention that’s fast becoming a Trumpapalooza—even as they privately grapple with new data giving Democrats a strong shot at retaking the House. The pair also unpack her conversation with a characteristically upbeat Speaker Mike Johnson, and size up Ken Paxton’s uphill Senate bid in a Texas race Republicans no longer take for granted.

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