Texas Senate Democratic candidate James Talarico said “God is not a Christian” and compared evangelism to forcing alcohol on young children in the latest unearthed sermon highlighting what critics call the Senate hopeful’s blasphemous views.
In the nearly <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ln7LQbd2xpI">20-minute sermon</a>, titled “God Is Not Christian: Confronting Christian Nationalism,” Talarico seemingly downplayed the divinity of Jesus and appeared to reject a key passage from the Gospel of John stating that Christ is the only way to God.
“There are so many pathways to the sacred. The Islamic mystic Rumi said, ‘Every religion has love, but love has no religion. God is so much bigger than our human categories,’” Talarico said. “God is not a Presbyterian. God is not a Christian. God is not a noun at all. God is a verb. God is not a being. God is being self. God is love, and that&#8217;s why Jesus is against anything that gets in the way of that love between neighbors, including religion.”
The politically charged message, delivered on October 22, 2023, at his home church, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/at-james-talaricos-church-its-offensive-to-respect-gods-pronouns-but-abortions-ok">St. Andrews Presbyterian</a> in Austin, shows the leftist seminarian sharing a text he received from a mentor that mocks the Christian faith — the world’s largest faith tradition and one deeply woven into the fabric of Texas culture.
“It&#8217;s the top reasons beer is better than religion,” Talarico said, before reading off the text from <a href="https://www.staopen.org/staffandleadership">minister Jim Rigby</a>. “Number one, when you have beer, you don&#8217;t knock on people&#8217;s doors trying to give it away,” he said.
Talarico then compared introducing children to Christianity to forcing them to drink alcohol.
“Number two, there are laws against forcing beer on minors who can&#8217;t think for themselves. Number three, nobody&#8217;s ever been burned at the stake because of their favorite brand of beer. Number four, you don&#8217;t have to wait more than 2,000 years for a second beer,” he added to a laughing congregation.
Talarico expanded on the beer analogy as he opened up about his deep disdain for Christianity, blaming what he called the rise of “Christian nationalism” for why he is embarrassed to be a believer.
“If I&#8217;m being very honest, sometimes I hesitate before telling someone I&#8217;m a Christian. There is a cancer on our religion. Until we confess the sin that is Christian nationalism and exorcize it from our churches, our religion can do a lot more damage than a six-pack of Lone Star.”
“There is nothing Christian about Christian nationalism,” he added. “A religion of sharing became a religion of greed. A religion of peace became a religion of violence. A religion of forgiveness became a religion of judgment. A religion of ego transformation became a religion of ego affirmation. Today, Christian nationalists obsess over people&#8217;s private parts while the planet burns.”
In recent years, the political Left has regularly used the term Christian nationalism to smear believers who use the Bible as the basis for their moral and political convictions. Data from the <a href="https://prri.org/research/mapping-christian-nationalism-across-the-50-states-insights-from-prris-2025-american-values-atlas/">Public Religion Research Institute</a> shows that about 46% of white Christians and 39% of Christians of color in the U.S. qualify as adherents or sympathizers of Christian nationalism.
Talarico is part of a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-abdul-el-sayed-compares-his-radical-politics-to-jesus?author=Jacob+Wheeler&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=3&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=WATCH%3A+Abdul+El-Sayed+Compares+His+%E2%80%98Radical%E2%80%99+Politics+to+Jesus">host of leftist candidates</a> invoking the Christian faith this cycle to win over voters who have largely abandoned a Democratic Party <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pro-lifer-imprisoned-by-biden-responds-to-doj-shakeup-i-want-to-come-to-some-firing-parties">increasingly hostile</a> to traditional faith voters. 
A survey of Christian voters across denominations last year revealed a staggering collapse in trust in the Democratic Party, with 75% reporting little or no trust in the party, according to data shared with <a href="https://time.com/7294664/they-just-walked-away-new-poll-shows-how-badly-democrats-are-losing-christian-voters-of-all-stripes/">TIME</a>. More than half said they trust the GOP to protect their values, while 70% said they have little or no confidence in the federal government. Adding to the alarm, 61% said life in America has become harder for people of faith over the past decade.
“You can’t be the majority party if you ignore the majority faith in this country,” Doug Pagitt, a leftist pastor and executive director of Vote Common Good, told the outlet. “We know there’s this tension in the party.”
As his November election against Republican Ken Paxton approaches, Talarico faces an uphill battle with Texas’ largest faith group: evangelical Christians. A recent Fox News poll found that 78% of white evangelicals plan to vote against him.

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Abdul El-Sayed, the Muslim socialist-aligned Democrat nominee for Michigan’s open Senate seat, compared his “radical” politics to Jesus, arguing that Christ was also considered a radical in His time.
Newly unearthed audio reviewed by The Daily Wire shows El-Sayed making the unusual comparison during a May interview on “The Progressive Christians Podcast,” when he was asked about left-wing priorities such as Medicare for All, opposition to war, and resisting corporate influence in politics.
“Obviously, Jesus was a healer and very focused on people’s bodies being redeemed, and yet those platforms or policies are being named radical. And we know that you have been referred to as a radical. So, what do you think about that title?” the host asked.
“You know, Jesus, peace and blessings be upon Him, was considered radical in His time too,” El-Sayed said. “And there is a radical nature to being willing to stand forthright in a time of corruption.”
This isn’t the first time El-Sayed has invoked Jesus to justify left-wing politics. Last week, he <a href="https://youtu.be/6NOhIms7QuU?t=886">said</a>, “If you followed the teachings of Jesus Christ, it was about upending the system against the richest and most powerful in the ways that they used their power and their money to subjugate other people. Like, that was the essential teaching.&#8221;
El-Sayed is the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/abdul-el-sayed-took-over-a-dog-slaughterhouse-he-admits-hes-not-an-animal-guy">latest</a> of a host of leftist candidates invoking the Christian faith this cycle to win over voters who have largely abandoned the Democratic Party. 
“Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed thinks he’s the second coming of Jesus Christ, here to save America with an extreme socialist agenda,” RNC Spokesperson Hunter Lovell told The Daily Wire. “Jesus isn’t a pawn for political games, and El-Sayed’s radical terrorist-sympathizing ideology is an insult to millions of Christians.”
A survey of Christian voters across denominations last year revealed a staggering collapse in trust in the Democratic Party, with 75% reporting little or no trust in the party, according to data <a href="https://time.com/7294664/they-just-walked-away-new-poll-shows-how-badly-democrats-are-losing-christian-voters-of-all-stripes/">shared with TIME.</a> More than half said they trust the GOP to protect their values, while 70% said they have little or no confidence in the federal government. Adding to the alarm, 61% said life in America has become harder for people of faith over the past decade.
“You can’t be the majority party if you ignore the majority faith in this country,” Doug Pagitt, a leftist pastor and executive director of Vote Common Good, told the outlet. “We know there’s this tension in the party.”
The survey was commissioned following President Donald Trump’s decisive 2024 victory, when he captured an overwhelming share of the Christian vote, winning large majorities among evangelicals and Catholics to secure another term in the White House. 
Fast forward to 2026, and Democratic candidates — who have largely shied away from talking about faith on the campaign trail — are increasingly embracing leftist interpretations of the Bible to make inroads with religious voters. 
Sarah Trone Garriott, the Democratic candidate for Iowa&#8217;s 3rd Congressional District, emphasized her work as a Lutheran minister while campaigning over the weekend.
“Everyone knows me as the pastor. I am a Lutheran minister. I still preach on the weekends, and this month I’m celebrating the 18th anniversary of my ordination,” Trone Garriott <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/lefty-pastor-preached-showing-up-then-we-checked-her-record?author=Jacob+Wheeler&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=2&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Lefty+Pastor+Preached+%E2%80%98Showing+Up.%E2%80%99+Then+We+Checked+Her+Record.">said</a>. “And one thing that I have learned from ministry is to serve a community well; you have got to show up.” 
The leftist minister, a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), once claimed that challenges to the traditional definitions of men and women are “very threatening” to white men and downplayed concerns about the dangers of the transgender movement for women, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-democrat-candidate-says-trans-ideology-threatens-the-white-male">The Daily Wire</a> previously reported.
In Texas, Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico has likewise emphasized his Christian faith to make inroads with evangelical voters — the <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/religious-landscape-study/state/texas/">largest religious group</a> in Texas — by touting his Christian upbringing despite his support for abortion, describing God as “nonbinary,” opposing the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools, and his affiliation with a leftist Presbyterian denomination.
“As a Baptist preacher in South Texas, [my grandfather] taught me to follow the two great commandments — love God, and love your neighbor,” Talarico says in a <a href="https://x.com/jamestalarico/status/2087706393247952952?s=20">30-second ad</a> before connecting those teachings to lowering the cost of healthcare, housing, and groceries. 
The strategy comes as Talarico faces a difficult challenge among evangelical voters. A recent Fox News poll found that <a href="https://x.com/JWheelertv/status/2082987392626020796?s=20">78% of white evangelical Christians</a> in the Lone Star State plan to vote against Talarico, despite concerns that Ken Paxton’s (R-TX) personal scandals and marriage struggles could alienate the key demographic. 
“Democrats and the Left are increasingly realizing that rather than simply denigrate Christianity, as they did in the past, they&#8217;re better off trying to appropriate the language of Christianity and to use Jesus as a mascot for wickedness,” The Daily Wire’s Megan Basham <a href="https://x.com/megbasham/status/2014010329575940130?s=20">has argued</a>. 
“Obviously, there&#8217;s nothing Christ-like about that, as anyone with even a passing acquaintance with their Bible knows. But the Left is banking on people not being familiar with their Bibles,” she added.

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Trump-backed Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) won the Republican nomination for governor Tuesday, clearing the way for a general election showdown to succeed Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) after a contentious primary that tested the future of Florida’s conservative movement.
With 90% of the vote counted, Donalds is cruising to victory with about 48%, well ahead of Lt. Gov. Jay Collins (R-FL) at 25% and businessman James Fishback (R-FL) at 10%. <a href="https://votes.decisiondeskhq.com/races/2026-08-18/florida-governor-republican-primary">Decision Desk HQ</a> called the race at 8 p.m. ET.
&#8220;I want to start by thanking God for all His blessings and protection over my family, and over my team,” Donalds said in a Tuesday night celebration speech. &#8220;Tonight, the primary is over. Tonight, we put aside our differences. Tonight, we are one united Republican Party.&#8221;
Donalds, like Trump, was born in New York City but has represented Florida’s 19th Congressional District — which covers Southwest Florida along the Gulf Coast — in Washington since 2021. Widely viewed as a rising star in the Republican Party, Donalds was even floated as a potential vice presidential pick during the 2024 election cycle, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/byron-donalds-on-vp-buzz-im-a-real-simple-dude-i-just-want-to-win">The Daily Wire</a> reported. 
“It’d be a great honor, but it’s his decision,” Donalds said in a Nashville interview with The Daily Wire at the time. “He’ll decide what he wants to do, and whatever his decision is, I’m going to support that. I just want to win,” he added. “I’m a real simple dude. I just want to win and be successful. That’s it.”
That attitude appeared to win over Trump, who jumped into the race in May, endorsing Donalds as a “highly respected” congressman who would help advance the “America First Agenda.”
“I know Byron well, have seen him tested at the highest and most difficult levels, and he is a TOTAL WINNER,” Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116642799421262985">said</a> on Truth Social. “Byron Donalds will be a truly Great and Powerful Governor for Florida, and has my Complete and Total Endorsement — HE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN!” 
On the campaign trail, Donalds<a href="https://byrondonalds.com/issues/"> ran</a> on advancing President Trump’s agenda, cracking down on illegal immigration, ending “woke ideology” in schools, and calling for an<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR4qqMWegVs"> end</a> to Cuba’s communist regime in an effort to win over Florida’s large Latino electorate. 
The former Democrat has also spoken openly about his born-again Christian conversion, which he says happened in a<a href="https://www.axios.com/local/tampa-bay/2025/09/08/byron-donalds-cracker-barrel-parking-lot"> Cracker Barrel</a> parking lot. As a young man, Donalds faced charges at 18 for marijuana possession and again at 20 in connection with a bank fraud scheme involving a bad check. The marijuana charge was dismissed after Donalds completed a pretrial diversion program, and he later had the fraud record sealed and expunged.
Fishback, who has himself faced questions over <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/florida-school-gop-james-fishback-sexual-misconduct-allegations-rcna249963">sexual misconduct allegations</a>, <a href="https://floridapolitics.com/archives/811578-judge-orders-james-fishback-to-pay-his-former-hedge-fund-employer-1-3m/">financial disputes</a>, and <a href="https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/politics/decision/james-fishback-stays-on-ballot-florida-governors-race-residency-claims/3839164/">residency requirements</a>, sought to capitalize on Donalds’ past but faced backlash after calling the GOP front-runner a “DEI hire” and a <a href="https://x.com/Patriot_Clips/status/2075663909227253891?s=20">“slave”</a> to corporate interests.
“I will apologize for calling Byron Donalds a slave when he gives back the $81 million he has taken from AIPAC, hedge-fund billionaires, and special interests who are trying to pave over the state and turn us into a concrete jungle,” Fishback <a href="https://x.com/Patriot_Clips/status/2075663909227253891?s=20">told</a> reporters. 
The 31-year-old, who is closely <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vtjidiZRTg">aligned with Tucker Carlson</a>, ran a headline-grabbing, grievance-filled campaign built around issues he believed would resonate with the Gen Z right, including banning data centers, suspending aid to Israel, implementing a “sin” tax on OnlyFans, and ending what he called the H-1B visa &#8220;scam.&#8221;
DeSantis, barred from seeking a third term, largely stayed on the sidelines as the primary unfolded. He praised former Florida House Speaker Paul Renner while withholding an endorsement and took a pointed swipe at Donalds last year.
“We’ve achieved victories in Florida,” DeSantis <a href="https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/politics/elections/desantis-endorse-governor-candidates-florida-2026/67-d41d3df8-f85c-44e5-bbbc-82067c738590">said</a> during a press conference last year. “A guy like Byron, he just hasn’t been a part of any of the victories that we’ve had here over the Left over these last years.”
Donalds and DeSantis were once close allies, but their relationship fractured in 2023 after Donalds broke with the governor over controversial education standards. The standards said enslaved people developed skills that could later be “applied for their personal benefit,” according to the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/byron-donalds-donald-trump-florida-governor-desantis-7cf12bdb0899d0165c4cbd98e5b3abe3#">Associated Press</a>. 
Donalds pushed back publicly at the time, writing on social media: “The new African-American standards in FL are good, robust, &amp; accurate. That being said, the attempt to feature the personal benefits of slavery is wrong &amp; needs to be adjusted.”
Looking ahead, Donalds said <a href="https://floridapolitics.com/archives/814808-byron-donalds-still-expects-ron-desantis-to-back-him-after-primary/">he expects</a> to earn the governor’s support as he prepares to carry the DeSantis legacy forward. Donalds has vowed to continue Florida’s fight against “woke” ideology in schools and state government. 
Under DeSantis, Florida has become a national battleground over culture-war fights, including DEI, abortion, and transgender issues. The state recently scored a major legal victory in its <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/three-year-culture-war-fight-ends-with-major-win-for-desantis?author=Jacob+Wheeler&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=35&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Three-Year+Culture+War+Fight+Ends+With+Major+Win+For+DeSantis">three-year fight</a> over a law restricting minors from attending sexually explicit live performances, including drag shows.
November&#8217;s election will effectively mark the end of the DeSantis era, which transformed Florida from a purple swing state into a ruby-red bastion for conservatives nationwide. Florida’s Republican advantage has grown dramatically in recent years, holding a roughly <a href="https://dos.fl.gov/elections/data-statistics/voter-registration-statistics/voter-registration-reports/voter-registration-by-party-affiliation/?lv=true&amp;quot=&amp;utm_source=chatgpt.com">1.5 million-voter registration edge</a> over Democrats. To win statewide, the Democrats would need to overcome the GOP’s registration lead by winning back Hispanics and persuading a large bloc of conservative-leaning voters who have backed Republicans in statewide elections.
This fall, Donalds will face Democratic nominee David Jolly, a former Republican congressman turned Democrat who wants to repeal Florida’s abortion ban and is leaning into identity politics. 
“Culture wars divide and demonize. Florida should reject the politics of division and hate, and instead create a home where everyone is valued, respected, and welcomed,” Jolly’s <a href="https://davidjolly.com/issues/">campaign website</a> reads. “Florida should embrace our immigrant community and celebrate their contributions to our state&#8217;s culture and economy.”
The <a href="https://www.cookpolitical.com/governor/race/479481">Cook Political Report</a> rates the race as Solid Republican.

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Google quietly changed Gmail this week to make it easier for political campaigns and PACs to bypass spam folders and pump endless fundraising emails into the inboxes of millions of users.
The move could help qualifying political groups keep fundraising pleas out of the email graveyard and boost donations ahead of the midterm elections. The change follows years of complaints from Republicans that Gmail’s spam filters disproportionately blocked their emails more often than Democrats.
The company’s new policy, first reported by the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/us/politics/google-political-campaigns-email-spam.html">New York Times</a>, came through an opaque policy announcement on its <a href="https://support.google.com/mail/answer/12467704#zippy=">Help Center</a> on Monday.
“Starting September 8, 2026, the Gmail Verified Sender Program helps eligible, verified political committees in the United States reliably deliver policy-compliant and non-abusive messages to personal Gmail accounts on an ongoing basis,” the website reads. “By adhering to these requirements, participating senders actively contribute to a safer, more trustworthy email ecosystem, enhancing security and delivery experience for all recipients.”
Google insisted that users will maintain autonomy over their accounts.
“Gmail users remain fully in control of their inboxes, with multiple strong levers at their disposal. They can mark a message as spam, block a specific sender, and unsubscribe from unwanted lists,” the company added.
Republican and Democratic political strategists warned the new policy could be “deeply consequential” for candidates, while ordinary Americans could face a flood of fundraising appeals that turn their inboxes into digital junk piles, the outlet reported.
“Heading into the 2026 elections, Gmail users are going to be flooded with unwanted political spam because Google decided to create a V.I.P. lane for campaigns,” Kenneth Pennington, a Democratic digital strategist, told the outlet. “This is a bad deal for Gmail users and a gift to bad actors in the political fundraising space.”
The new program will take effect the day after Labor Day, around the same time conservatives will descend on Dallas to rally GOP voters at the first-of-its-kind midterm convention. With 77 days to go, Republicans plan to use the historic event to frame the midterm election as a choice between “common sense and crazy,” The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/inside-the-rncs-biggest-convention-in-a-decade?author=Jacob+Wheeler&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=4&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Inside+The+RNC%E2%80%99s+Biggest+Convention+In+A+Decade">reported</a>.
It’s unclear whether Google’s changes will benefit one political party over the other, but at least one Republican group is already positive about the program.
“For years Google’s algorithm silenced Republican voices, burying our emails in spam while Democrats’ landed in the inbox,” Will Kiley, the communications director for the National Republican Congressional Committee, told The Times. “This program is a real chance to fix it and let voters hear from the candidates they choose to follow. We’ll be watching closely to make sure Google follows through.”

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Former Rep. Mary Peltola’s (D-AK) Senate <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/us/politics/kamala-harris-mary-peltola-endorsement.html">campaign</a> made clear this week that it wants nothing to do with former Vice President Kamala Harris’s message of support.
On Wednesday, Harris’s Fight for the People PAC sent an email urging supporters to “stand behind Mary,” The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/us/politics/kamala-harris-mary-peltola-endorsement.html">reported</a>. It called the Alaska contest a “must-win race” for Democrats hoping to retake the Senate and declared, “If there’s anyone who can flip Alaska and secure the Senate majority for Democrats — it’s Mary.” The message linked to a page asking donors to split contributions between Peltola’s campaign and Harris’s own committee.
Peltola’s team responded immediately. The campaign said it had not approved the email and had no knowledge of it before it went out.
“Mary isn’t seeking endorsements from anyone from the Lower 48 — her focus is and always will be Alaska,” the statement read, citing support she has received from several Alaska labor groups.
Peltola did not endorse Harris in 2024.
Peltola, a former congresswoman, is running against incumbent Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK). Limited polling thus far shows the race to be competitive, but Peltola would need to far outperform Harris’s 2024 showing in the state: a 13-point loss.
Republicans moved fast to connect the two. Nick Puglia, spokesman for the National Republican Senatorial Committee, said Peltola had worked “hand in hand with Kamala Harris to put Alaska last, so it’s no surprise that Harris is backing Peltola.”
Nate Adams, speaking for Sullivan’s campaign, added, “No matter how hard Mary Peltola tries to hide from the endorsement, Alaskans can see exactly whose team she and Kamala Harris are on.”
This was not the first time Harris’s PAC has pushed Peltola. On January 12, the day Peltola announced her candidacy, the same group sent a similar appeal that read, “This is the race that may determine control of the Senate.” The latest message emerged just days before Alaska’s August 18 nonpartisan primary. Under Alaska&#8217;s odd voting system, the top four finishers in the primary advance to November, regardless of party.
State Representative Rebecca Himschoot, an independent, called the email “really dumb” and said Harris was “riding Mary Peltola’s coattails.” Himschoot noted that Harris is not currently running for anything and “didn’t do well here to begin with.” She described the overall swarm of outside messaging in the race as “tremendously manipulative.”
Harris has left the door open for another presidential run in 2028.
Alaska has not sent a Democrat to the Senate in nearly two decades. Most voters in the state are politically unaffiliated. Senator Lisa Murkowski, a Republican who often crosses party lines to vote with Democrats, won re-election in 2022 by defeating a Trump-backed challenger.
Another candidate named Dan Sullivan, a former elementary school teacher with no prior political experience, is also on the ballot. Republicans have accused the other Dan Sullivan of working with Democrats and Peltola’s campaign to confuse voters and siphon support from incumbent Sen. Sullivan. The Peltola campaign has denied any coordination. The second Sullivan successfully fought in court to remain on the ballot after election officials tried to remove him.

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The Republican National Committee is opening the doors to a first-of-its-kind midterm convention next month, giving ordinary voters a chance to score front-row tickets and unprecedented access to an American celebration expected to be the largest political convention since 2016. 
In September, the conservative movement is set to descend on the American Airlines Center in downtown Dallas to rally Republicans as the party faces political headwinds ahead of the crucial November midterm elections. 
The arena, home to the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks, can accommodate more than 20,000 attendees, and voters will have a chance to experience the convention firsthand.
The RNC exclusively told The Daily Wire that a<a href="https://gopconvention.com/"> public ticket lottery</a> will launch Saturday, August 15, allowing Americans to request tickets for September 9, September 10, or both days of the convention. The lottery winners will be notified on September 4 and will have 24 hours to claim their tickets.
Attendees will get a front-row seat to the event featuring President Trump, along with access to Victory Plaza, which will offer surprise guests, entertainment, food, and drinks in what one Republican source described as a “true celebratory environment unlike any convention in history.” A handful of the lottery winners will also receive special VIP front-row tickets. 
<a href="https://www.gopdallas2026.com/program">Potential speakers</a> include President Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and border czar Tom Homan. The official convention schedule has not yet been released.
The RNC is also giving Dallas-area Republicans a chance to get involved, with organizers seeking 750 volunteers per day. The volunteer application will open Saturday, allowing Americans to sign up and play a role in the convention.
With 80 days to go, Republicans plan to use the historic event to frame the midterm election as a choice between “common sense and crazy,” highlighting what they describe as the Trump administration’s accomplishments, including tax cuts, border security, a crackdown on government fraud, and a historic drop in violent crime.
A Republican source told The Daily Wire that the convention will also spotlight the Democratic Party’s rising socialist tide, focusing on the insurgent movement’s most fringe positions on gender, efforts to cancel Thanksgiving, as well as the growing influence of leftist streamer Hasan Piker, who has said America deserved the September 11 terrorist attacks.
President Trump first floated the idea of a midterm convention last year but recently confirmed the GOP will, for the first time, stage a national convention outside a presidential election cycle.
“BIG NEWS! For the first time ever, the Republican Party will hold a MIDTERM CONVENTION,” Trump<a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116841220861327348"> announced</a> on Truth Social. Calling it a “truly Historic Event,” Trump said Republicans will celebrate what he described as the “Great American Comeback” and the successes of his America First agenda.
The convention, he said, will feature “hardworking Americans, our Great Innovators, Entrepreneurs, Manufacturers, First Responders, and Job Creators,” alongside entertainment and what he promised would be “a RALLY like none other.”
“Dallas will take center stage on September 9th and 10th as we celebrate our Nation, our achievements, and our bright future,” Trump added.

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President Donald Trump’s top political advisers are urging Republican candidates to make an unexpected shift in their midterm messaging, to talk more about health care and less about voter integrity.
The strategy could give Republicans a potentially powerful opening on an issue that has historically been a weakness for the party, particularly as Trump-aligned groups prepare to pour hundreds of millions of dollars into the 2026 elections.
Trump campaign officials, including White House political director James Blair, pollster Tony Fabrizio and Senate Leadership Fund executive director Alex Latcham, briefed Republican senators and aides August 5 on polling showing which issues could give GOP candidates the biggest advantage, according to slides reviewed by <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/08/13/midterms-senate-health-care-republicans-trump">Axios</a>.
Health care emerged as one of the strongest messages tested. Republicans held a 46-point advantage when voters were presented with a message calling for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-growing-frustration-that-could-flip-races-and-neither-party-is-ready">greater transparency around health insurers</a>’ profits, claim denials and wait times while accusing Democrats of “lining insurers’ pockets.”
Other messages also performed strongly. Republicans held 44-point and 38-point advantages on banning congressional stock trading and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-trump-admin-opens-new-front-in-war-on-fraud-this-time-in-child-sex-changes">cracking down on fraud</a>, respectively. By comparison, the SAVE America Act, which would require proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections, produced a substantially smaller 14-point Republican advantage.
The findings appear to be prompting Trump’s political operation to encourage candidates to broaden their focus as Republicans prepare for a midterm election in which health care is likely to be a central issue. The shift is notable because voter integrity has been a major priority for Trump and his political base, while Republicans have historically struggled to compete with Democrats on health care. Republicans now see an opportunity to turn that dynamic around by targeting health insurance companies rather than simply defending the party’s record on health policy.
The timing could also be significant as the Trump political operation prepares to begin spending heavily in competitive races. Blair told senators to expect money from MAGA Inc. and the Republican National Committee to begin flowing into midterm races, although he did not specify when or where the spending would begin. MAGA Inc. has more than $400 million available for political spending.
The RNC also has a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-democrats-cash-crunch-and-what-it-means-for-2026-and-beyond">massive financial advantage</a> over its Democratic counterpart, with roughly $128 million in cash on hand compared with just $16 million for the Democratic National Committee, which also carries roughly $18 million in debt.
A recent Supreme Court ruling further increased the potential value of the Republican Party’s cash advantage by allowing national party committees to make unlimited coordinated expenditures with candidates.
Taken together, the new messaging strategy and coming influx of Republican money could give GOP candidates a more unified campaign apparatus heading into November.
National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman Tim Scott said the meeting left him optimistic. “Good news coming our way is what they basically indicated,” Scott told Axios.

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Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth won her state&#8217;s Republican primary for governor on Tuesday, defeating former MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell who boasted an endorsement from President Donald Trump.
Demuth <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-primary-elections/minnesota-governor-results">secured</a> 43.4% of the vote to Lindell&#8217;s 32.5%, with 99% of the ballots counted as of Wednesday morning. She now advances to the November general election to face Democratic nominee Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) in an open-seat race to succeed outgoing Democratic Governor Tim Walz.
Demuth’s victory marks a significant milestone in her rapid rise through state politics. First elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2018 representing District 13A, she quickly built a reputation as an effective party leader. She won four consecutive House elections by <a href="https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/candidate/lisa-demuth">increasingly decisive margins</a> before becoming the House Republican minority leader in 2022.
Following the 2024 elections, which resulted in an even 67–67 partisan tie in the chamber, Demuth was elected speaker of the House in early 2025 after a protracted leadership fight that reached the Minnesota Supreme Court. Prior to her legislative career, Demuth was a local business owner and served 11 years on the ROCORI School Board.
Trump endorsed Lindell in a post on Truth Social on July 15, writing, “If given the chance, Mike will be SPECTACULAR!!! He truly loves Minnesota, as do I, and wants to bring it back from oblivion and embarrassment.” On Tuesday, Trump again urged Minnesotans to vote for Lindell.
&#8220;Mike Lindell deserves a BIG WIN IN MINNESOTA today,&#8221; Trump <a href="https://x.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/2087180727670509955">wrote</a>. &#8220;Nobody has worked harder, and given up so much, in fighting for free and fair Elections.&#8221;
Last month, Lindell sparked conservative backlash when he came out in support of an amnesty period for illegal immigrants in some cases.
“I’d like the whole United States to do this, but let’s say I did it here in Minnesota,” Lindell told the <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/state/4658121/mike-lindell-six-month-amnesty-illegal-immigrants-minnesota-governor/">Washington Examiner</a>. “Six months, all the illegal immigrants would have to go get what’s going to be called a conditional work visa.”
Trump&#8217;s endorsement of Lindell reflected a decade-long relationship between Trump and Lindell that evolved from a casual business connection into one of the most persistent political alliances in the MAGA movement.
The two men first met at Trump Tower in August 2016, where they bonded over American manufacturing and entrepreneurship. Lindell appeared frequently at Trump campaign rallies and White House events during Trump’s presidency. Their bond deepened substantially following the 2020 presidential election, as Lindell emerged as one of the most aggressive defenders of Trump’s election claims, funding media platforms and events to challenge the results.
Despite Trump&#8217;s backing, primary voters ultimately favored Demuth&#8217;s legislative track record, setting up a stark general election contrast with Sen. Klobuchar, who secured the Democratic nomination with 89.1% of the vote.
Demuth has focused heavily on investigating state grant programs following recent social service spending scandals. She advocates for stricter sentencing guidelines for repeat offenders and increased resources for law enforcement and supports expanding school choice scholarship credits, refocusing K-12 curricula on core academic subjects, and lifting state restrictions on new nuclear power generation.

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Sen. Darline Graham Nordone (R-SC), President Donald Trump’s hand-picked candidate to succeed her late brother, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), survived a crowded Republican primary Tuesday, advancing to a runoff for the GOP nomination.
With less than half of the vote reported, Graham led the field of <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/08/11/us/elections/results-south-carolina-us-senate-special-primary.html">eight other candidates</a> with roughly 30.5% of the vote, while Reps. Ralph Norman (R-SC) and Russell Fry (R-SC) are locked in a tight race for the second slot. <a href="https://x.com/DecisionDeskHQ/status/2087320545297572183?s=20">Decision Desk HQ</a> projected Graham would advance to the August 25 runoff at 7:28 p.m. ET.
Graham entered the special U.S. Senate race on July 20 following Trump’s enthusiastic endorsement, with the president encouraging Lindsey Graham’s sister to “RUN, DARLINE, RUN!” South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster appointed her to serve out the remainder of her brother’s term earlier this month.
Graham’s advancement to the runoff underscores the power of Trump’s influence in the Palmetto State, which helped propel a little-known candidate with a largely untested political record into the final two.
During a Republican debate, Graham <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/darline-graham-breaks-with-her-late-brother-on-another-key-issue">introduced herself to voters</a>, throwing her support behind a stalled effort to abolish the 60-vote threshold to pass the SAVE America Act.
“One of the first things I did was co-sponsor the SAVE America Act. As I said earlier, I’m willing to stay through recess to get it done. What’s up with recess anyway? Who gets a month off from work?” she asked, adding, “I think we should stay up there and work and get it done.”
“This is where I differ from my brother – getting rid of the filibuster to get this done, because eventually the Democrats are going to get rid of it anyway,” she said.
To ultimately prevail, Graham will have to consolidate support from the Republican voters who backed the other candidates eliminated from the primary. Norman, a conservative Republican who endorsed Nikki Haley in the 2024 presidential primary, has a long track record in South Carolina politics. He was first elected to Congress in a 2017 special election and previously served as a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives. 
“There’s nothing enormously special about him. But, you know what you’re going to get. He is a solid conservative voter,” Ryan Girdusky, a conservative political consultant, previously told <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trumps-pick-to-replace-lindsey-graham-faces-growing-gop-revolt?author=Jacob+Wheeler&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=29&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Trump%E2%80%99s+Pick+To+Replace+Lindsey+Graham+Faces+Growing+GOP+Revolt">The Daily Wire.</a> 
Norman has secured endorsements from conservative Sens. Rick Scott (R-FL) and Mike Lee (R-UT), as well as several Upstate sheriffs, while Fry, who represents South Carolina’s 7th Congressional District, has won the backing of 40 Republican state legislators. Graham, meanwhile, has sought to strengthen her conservative credentials while leaning heavily on Trump’s MAGA base.
In a <a href="https://x.com/AdImpact_Pol/status/2085743817810972817?s=20">recent campaign ad</a>, Graham touted her pro-life beliefs and called for a ban on biological men competing in women’s sports as she made the case for carrying on her late brother’s legacy.
“Lindsey taught me public service isn&#8217;t about titles; it&#8217;s about helping people. President Trump asked me to run for the Senate to work with him on the issues we care about,” she said. “While I never wanted to be in this position. I&#8217;m ready to serve the people of South Carolina.” 
If elected, she would become the first woman from South Carolina to win a full term in the U.S. Senate.
Her brother, Lindsey, unexpectedly died last month at his Capitol Hill home in what the medical examiner’s office believes was an aortic dissection. Before collapsing, Graham reportedly told a staffer he was experiencing chest pain. Lindsey Graham had easily won his Republican primary in June before his sudden death upended the race.
“I think that the president was really in a state of grief. He loved Lindsey Graham,” Girdusky said. “And he picked her, you know, very, very, very quickly.”
 The winner of the August 25 Republican runoff will advance to the November general election in a seat that The Cook Political Report rates as Solid Republican.
This is a developing story. Stay with The Daily Wire for updates.

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Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is hoping to secure another four years in the governor’s mansion by adding a former “Republican” mayor to her ticket who backed Kamala Harris for president and was censured by a local conservative group.
In a <a href="https://x.com/katiehobbs/status/2087162216672027007?s=20">joint video statement</a> on Tuesday, Hobbs touted her running mate, former Mesa Mayor John Giles, as a card-carrying conservative without mentioning his more recent Democratic voting record.
“The first thing I looked for in a running mate was someone who shares that value of putting Arizonans ahead of partisan politics. That&#8217;s why I&#8217;m proud to introduce my running mate, former Mesa Mayor John Giles.” 
For the first time, voters in the Grand Canyon State will elect a lieutenant governor as part of the gubernatorial ticket after approving a ballot measure that created the position in 2022 — setting up a major test for Hobbs as she battles Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) in a closely watched reelection fight.
“I was a lifelong Republican before becoming an independent because extremists shouldn&#8217;t stand in the way of getting things done,” Giles said. “I&#8217;m proud to join Katie Hobbs as her candidate for lieutenant governor, because Katie will continue to put Arizona first.”
During the 2024 election, Giles, who served as Mesa’s mayor from 2014 to 2025, made national headlines after endorsing Harris for president in an op-ed that accused the Trump-led GOP of becoming consumed by extremism. Before that, Giles endorsed Democratic Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly over Republican Blake Masters and Hobbs over MAGA firebrand Kari Lake — moves that infuriated Republicans and prompted at least one Republican group to censure him formally.
“Since Donald Trump refused to accept the outcome of the 2020 election, Republicans have yet to course correct,” he <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4797963-republican-arizona-harris-trump-mccain/">said</a> at the time. “The Republican Party with Trump at its helm continues down the path of political extremism, away from focusing on our fundamental freedoms.”
Hobbs is the latest swing-state Democrat to tout crossover Republican support for political clout as the national party struggles to stop a surging socialist takeover that threatens to alienate key swing voters.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/republicans-for-talarico-exposed-as-complete-scam?author=Jacob+Wheeler&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=2&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=%E2%80%98Republicans+For+Talarico%E2%80%99+Exposed+As+Complete+Scam">The Daily Wire</a> previously uncovered how leftist outlet MS NOW aired a segment featuring three Texas women who identified themselves as Republicans and vowed to cross over for James Talarico – but records show at least some of them have voted in Democratic primaries and donated to liberal candidates and causes.
During the segment, former school board candidate Mindy McClure described herself as a “moderate Republican.” <a href="https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00931741/?cycle=2026&amp;tab=about-committee">Federal Election Commission filings, however,</a> show McClure repeatedly gave money through ActBlue to Democratic candidates and anti-Trump groups dating back to 2018, including the Lincoln Project and Kamala Harris’ 2024 presidential campaign.
“Republicans for Talarico is as real as the six genders that Talarico claims exist, but has yet to explain what they are. This lame rebrand of White Dudes for Kamala is full of lifelong Democrat donors, activists, and other losers,” RNC spokesman Zach Kraft said in a statement to The Daily Wire.

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A recount decided by just three votes turned a closely watched Indiana GOP primary on its head Monday, ousting another Republican lawmaker who bucked President Donald Trump’s redistricting push and handing the president another victory in his campaign against GOP dissenters.
The Indiana Recount Commission certified Trump-endorsed challenger Paula Copenhaver as the winner over Republican state Sen. Spencer Deery by just three votes, 6,332 to 6,329, bringing Trump’s campaign against Indiana Republicans who rebelled against his redistricting push to the brink of a clean sweep.
Eight votes originally credited to Deery were tossed over “clerical errors” by election officials, <a href="https://fox59.com/news/politics/trump-backed-republican-candidate-wins-indiana-state-senate-district-23-race-after-recount/">according</a> to local outlet FOX59.
Copenhaver&#8217;s victory means six of the seven Indiana Republican senators targeted by Trump over their opposition to his redistricting push have now lost their primaries.
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&#8220;Today, we saw members of the Indiana Election Commission attempt to undermine the will of voters by treating ballots differently based on whether they furthered the president’s political goals,&#8221; Deery <a href="https://x.com/SpencerDeery/status/2086875455030767629?s=20">said</a>, vowing to appeal the recount to a higher court. &#8220;This was not a meeting intended to find fairness; it was designed to find votes.&#8221;
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It’s a stunning turnaround from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-flexes-political-muscle-against-republicans-who-bucked-him-on-redistricting">the May primary</a>, when Deery initially finished just three votes ahead of Copenhaver, 6,337 to 6,334.
The recount result comes less than two weeks after Indiana Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray announced he would not seek another term as the chamber&#8217;s leader. Bray&#8217;s office <a href="https://www.indianasenaterepublicans.com/bray-announces-he-will-not-seek-re-election-as-senate-president-pro-tem-in-november">cited</a> threats to recruit and fund primary challengers against senators who supported him for leadership. 
Trump celebrated the announcement: “I am pleased to announce that the man who so foolishly led the Indiana State Senate, with almost every Candidate losing their Race, many of them in Office for years, will not be seeking Re-Election as Senate President because he wouldn’t have had a chance to be elected — Better yet would be if he would resign from Office, completely, but he will be met by us at the Indiana Polls,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117015146759027639">post</a>.
In December 2025, the Indiana Senate voted 31-19 to reject a mid-decade congressional redistricting plan, defying intense pressure from Trump and Republican Gov. Mike Braun. Twenty-one Republicans joined all 10 Democrats to defeat the Trump-backed map.  
Shortly afterward, Trump vowed political retaliation, endorsing primary challengers against the state lawmakers, many of whom were longtime incumbents. 
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Leftist outlet MS NOW aired a segment featuring three Texas women who identified themselves as Republicans and vowed to cross over for James Talarico — but records show at least some of them have voted in Democratic primaries and donated to liberal candidates and causes.
Talarico, who has sparked backlash for his <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/this-book-is-gay-read-the-sexually-explicit-volumes-james-talaricos-church-gives-kids">fringe views on Christianity</a>, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-james-talarico-says-he-loves-trans-children-in-unearthed-clip">affection for transgender children</a>, and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-audio-thats-blowing-a-hole-in-talaricos-christian-persona">disdain for the American flag</a>, is banking on Republican crossover support to become the first Texas Democrat elected statewide in decades.
“Republicans for Talarico is as real as the six genders that Talarico claims exist, but has yet to explain what they are. This lame rebrand of White Dudes for Kamala is full of lifelong Democrat donors, activists, and other losers,” RNC spokesman Zach Kraft said in a statement to The Daily Wire.
That “rebrand” was put on display earlier this month when MS NOW <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTXuIMcrG2s">aired a segment</a> from the political show &#8220;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3XT-GrW140&amp;t=1015s">Long Play</a>,&#8221; featuring three white women from Tarrant County who portrayed themselves as disgruntled conservatives eager to vote for one of the most liberal candidates in Texas to run for federal office. The exchange went viral after <a href="https://x.com/TeamTalaricoHQ/status/2084349378118943127?s=20">Talarico’s campaign</a> seized on the segment, dubbing the women “Republican Moms.&#8221;
During the segment, former school board candidate Mindy McClure described herself as a “moderate Republican,” but as the saying goes, follow the money. <a href="https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00931741/?cycle=2026&amp;tab=about-committee">Federal Election Commission filings</a> show McClure has repeatedly given through ActBlue to Democratic candidates and anti-Trump groups dating back to 2018, including the Lincoln Project and Kamala Harris&#8217; 2024 presidential campaign.
“You’ve been Republicans for most of your voting lives. Who’s voting for James Talarico?” asked Jennifer Palmieri, the former communications director for Hillary Clinton’s failed presidential campaign.
All three of the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3XT-GrW140">so-called Republican moms</a> raised their hands, arguing they had been duped by conservative culture-war messaging about “woke” politics in elementary schools.
Allison Stiles complained that COVID-19 had galvanized the “far right” around concerns over public school curriculum, using that apparent frustration as part of her rationale for supporting Talarico. “And I never send money to state people, but this year I did. Not only am I going to vote for you, but I’m going to give you some money!”
“It seems to be this systematic dismantling, where they want to almost, to use the phrase, burn it all down, and then rebuild it the way they want it,” Erin Montgomery said. “These are people that I may have supported, and I felt like I held a chunk of responsibility for what was happening, and now I&#8217;m going to do my damnedest to turn it around to get them out.”
Montgomery hasn&#8217;t <a href="https://x.com/CurrentRevolt/article/2085077692290937195/media/2085076944916287488">voted </a>in a Republican primary since at least 2017 and over the last 20 years has voted in more Democratic primaries than Republican primaries, according to a Republican source who has reviewed the voting records. <a href="https://x.com/CurrentRevolt/status/2084733284194365561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2084733284194365561%7Ctwgr%5E88f64285ce5f9c9c82a94de61c205a277f64cc00%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fdallasexpress.com%2Fstate%2Fcurious-case-of-talaricos-republican-moms-voting-records-dont-match-the-script%2F">Texas reporter Tony Ortiz</a> also reviewed the records, which showed that at least two of the women participated in Democratic primaries despite identifying themselves as Republican voters during the interview.
“Ran the voting record for one of the ‘Republican’ women featured here and she’s already been voting in Democratic primaries this year,” Ortiz wrote in a post on X. “Seems disingenuous to call yourself Republican if you’ve already been voting Dem.”
In response to the discrepancies, a Talarico campaign spokesperson said the women have no official ties to the campaign, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rnc-chair-says-talaricos-gop-crossover-hopes-pipe-dream-nobody-going-follow-him">telling Fox News</a>: &#8220;Republicans in Texas are endorsing James Talarico and rejecting Ken Paxton because they know James will bring people together to lower costs while Paxton continues to enrich himself at the expense of working people.”
The strategy extends beyond the three women from Tarrant County. Talarico has also leaned into the endorsement of former Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley, a longtime Republican who has in recent years backed prominent Democrats — including Kamala Harris for president and Colin Allred over Sen. Ted Cruz in the 2024 Senate race, <a href="https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/politics/inside-politics/texas-politics/prominent-texas-republican-endorses-democrats-kamala-harris-colin-allred/287-1a3450ff-8796-49bc-9363-e8e4d726c7b8">according to local outlet WFAA</a>.
At a campaign stop in San Antonio over the weekend, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton called for Republican unity heading into November, warning that the race could help determine the balance of power in Washington.
“We need to unify, because the choice — as James Talarico would say — is binary. He would say nonbinary,” Paxton <a href="https://x.com/James_Barragan/status/2086144021466935724?s=20">joked</a>. “We have a radical, socialist Democrat and a conservative Republican … we’re all coming together because we realize this is a threat not just to Texas but the entire nation.”

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