Trump Faces Midterm Humiliation Over Stay-Away Republicans

Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty/Reuters Republican candidates fighting tight races in the midterm elections in November are staying away from next week’s party convention being thrown in Texas. A Daily Beast survey of battleground Republicans found that just two confirmed attendance for the Dallas event, while most others are keeping tight-lipped about their plans. For the Republican Party, the whole extravaganza has become a nightmare. Read more at The Daily Beast.