A historically unpopular president will take centre stage as the party seeks to sway voters with an unprecedented event It seemed like a good idea at the time. In December 1978, Jimmy Carter, a US president besieged by inflation and energy crises, watched as thousands of Democrats descended on M...

Source: [Guardian US](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/07/republican-midterm-convention-trump)

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