{"id":2654806,"date":"2026-09-04T17:35:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T21:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-prepare-counterprogramming-blitz-for-trumps-midterm-convention\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T17:38:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T21:38:34","slug":"democrats-prepare-counterprogramming-blitz-for-trumps-midterm-convention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-prepare-counterprogramming-blitz-for-trumps-midterm-convention\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats prepare counterprogramming blitz for Trump&#8217;s midterm convention"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-prepare-counterprogramming-blitz-for-trumps-midterm-convention%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2654806&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Democrats are preparing to counter teh GOP\u2019s midterm convention in Dallas next week by emphasizing the affordability crisis and their agenda for 2026. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and the Democratic National Committee announced plans for Democratic members, including four caucus members, to engage with voters and criticize GOP policies such as rising living costs, Medicaid cuts, and support for military conflicts. Meanwhile, the DNC will hold a press conference to highlight issues with Trump and Republican policies, blaming them for economic hardships faced by families. Progressives launched a satirical website mocking the GOP convention\u2019s agenda, which aims to promote loyalty to Trump and deflect voter concerns. The RNC\u2019s convention will feature numerous speakers, including Trump and Vance, to showcase the party\u2019s priorities. Democrats aim to hold the Republicans accountable and rally support ahead of the midterm elections.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"249\">Democrats<\/a> are gearing up to crash the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republicans\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"240\">GOP<\/a>\u2019s midterm convention in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dallas\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1504\">Dallas<\/a> next week, sending their top messengers to highlight the affordability crisis and their own agenda for 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">House Minority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hakeem-jeffries\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"790\">Hakeem Jeffries<\/a> (D-NY) and the Democratic National Committee announced Friday counterprogramming plans to the GOP\u2019s two-day confab.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4714539\/democrats-counterprogramming-rnc-convention-dallas\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Democrats prepare counterprogramming blitz for Trump\u2019s midterm convention in Dallas<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4714019\/florida-kathy-castor-ad-house-race-democrat\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Florida Democrat distances herself from \u2018extreme partisanship\u2019 in new Trump-friendly House district<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4713050\/california-congresswoman-did-not-disclose-money-her-husband-received-from-nonprofit\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>California congresswoman did not disclose money her husband received from nonprofit<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jeffries is sending four members of his Democratic caucus \u2014 Oversight ranking member Robert Garcia (D-CA) and Reps. Jason Crow (D-CO), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), and Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) \u2014 to Texas. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While there, the members will \u201cengage with everyday Americans who are drowning in the Republican economy, publicly highlight broken GOP promises, discuss the cost of living crisis and continue to expose the Trump Cartel corruption,\u201d a press announcement says.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhile swing seat House Republicans try to hide from their record of raising costs on working families, gutting Medicaid to fund tax breaks for billionaire donors and supporting a reckless war of choice in Iran, House Democrats will be present to hold them accountable,\u201d Jeffries said in a statement. \u201cAmericans are drowning in the failed Republican economy. Rather than taking a single step to lower costs, MAGA extremists are partying with their super rich donors in Dallas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, the DNC is set to hold a press conference on Wednesday morning, the first day of the convention. Both Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) and Texas Democratic Party Chairman Kendall Scudder are scheduled to speak.  <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The announcement from the DNC claims the speakers will remind voters that \u201cTrump and Republicans are the reason why families are unable to pay their bills.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While national Democrats plot their in-person appearances, progressive research organization American Bridge is <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/rnc2026midterm.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/rnc2026midterm.com\/\">launching a satirical website<\/a> mocking the convention.<\/p>\n<p>The website, shared exclusively with the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, jeers that attendees of the event will \u201clearn how to gaslight and avoid voters\u2019 tough questions\u201d and that the agenda is \u201ccarefully crafted to give you every tool you need to stay loyal to Trump no matter the cost to the people you represent \u2014 and how to blame Biden when all else fails.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4712727\/melania-trump-not-attending-midterm-convention\/\"><strong>MELANIA TRUMP HAS NO PLANS TO ATTEND RNC\u2019S MIDTERM CONVENTION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Republican National Committee is expected to feature a total of 109 items and speakers across both nights of the convention, including speeches from both President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">RNC Chairman Joe Gruters said in a previous statement announcing the RNC\u2019s programming schedule that \u201cOver two action-packed days, we will take Americans through the defining issues of our Party\u2019s agenda and what is at stake in November.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Mabinty Quarshie contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats plan to challenge GOP\u2019s Dallas convention<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2912,"featured_media":2654807,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/AP26239717606675.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[38631,3685,3634],"class_list":["post-2654806","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-counterprogramming","tag-democrats","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/AP26239717606675.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2654806","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2912"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2654806"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2654806\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2654810,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2654806\/revisions\/2654810"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2654807"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2654806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2654806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2654806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}