frozen snapshot — 2026-08-28 · see today →

What's on J.D. Vance's mind?

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the Dallas midterm convention 22% Cruz's 2028 warning shot 19% the Sterling Heights trip 17% · new'groceries cost what they cost' 14% everything else 28%

Trump and Vance Take the Dallas Stage Together

The GOP's first-ever midterm convention gets a two-man keynote next month: president and understudy, same lights.

Trump, Vance to keynote GOP midterm convention

The Hill · 2026-08-26

our translation

sharing a stage with trump in front of the entire party is the closest thing to an anointment he can get without ever having to ask for one.

Joint keynote confirmed for Dallasvery sure · 3 sources

Ted Cruz Says the Quiet Part: 'I Want to Be President'

Cruz repeated the line on recordvery sure · 3 sources

Vance Books Monday in Metro Detroit

new — Nine outlets on Monday's Michigan stoppretty sure · 3 sources

The Fundraising Text That Admitted the Prices

Text still circulating days latervery sure · 3 sources

friday, august 28

Lock the Sterling Heights script before Monday's Michigan swing(reported)

Trade keynote notes with Trump's Dallas convention people(reported)

Approve a fundraising text that confesses nothing about groceries(safe bet)

Smile through one more question about Ted Cruz's ambitions(safe bet)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

The source

Vice President JD Vance to speak at Sterling Heights political event Monday

news.google.com · 2026-08-28

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