AdvertisementI have argued repeatedly that the GOP can make them into an overarching narrative that can apply in every single midterm contest. And they will use their novel midterm convention in Dallas next month to give it the highest possible profile:Republicans plan to use their first-ever midterm convention in Dallas next month to mount a sweeping, made-for-prime-time case that Democrats have become captive to their activist left, Axios has learned. ... Driving the news: Republicans will make progressive politicians and activists recurring characters throughout the Sept. 9-10 convention at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. Both the convention and this strategy offer a way around a couple of problems for the GOP in this cycle. His strength works best in the primaries, whereas Democrats have used Trump effectively in the past as a GOTV foil.