{"id":3716,"date":"2026-09-08T12:08:55","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T12:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=3716"},"modified":"2026-09-08T12:08:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T12:08:55","slug":"down-in-dallas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=3716","title":{"rendered":"Down in Dallas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>Today\u2019s notice:<\/i><\/b><i> What\u2019s the message out of Republicans\u2019 midterm convention? Nearly 70 candidates have self-funded their campaigns; most lost. Democrats eye a DOGE-ish idea. And: What\u2019s happening with the screwworm scare?<\/i><\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=3714\">A Big Dig<\/a><\/p><h2><b>THE LATEST<\/b><\/h2><p><b>There\u2019s been a lot of reporting about Republicans frustrated<\/b> with White House messaging \u2014 <span><u>that it\u2019s all about <\/u><b><u>Donald Trump<\/u><\/b><\/span>, and not about what voters care about, or at least what to tell them 56 days from the midterms. This week in Dallas, the party\u2019s midterm convention could provide another taste of that messaging.<\/p>\n<p><b>If last month is any preview, expect to hear about communism<\/b>, liberals and how Democrats, including<b> Joe Biden<\/b>, are to blame for the current ills. Nearly 20 months into office, Trump still often mentions the former president \u2014 dropping more than a dozen references to Biden in August alone.<\/p>\n<section>\n<div>\n<h2>\n<span>Trending<\/span>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Zohran Mamdani\" class=\"wp-image-3702\" height=\"558\" src=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/89f43544a740d35f56aa07f130cf1e29-768x558.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/89f43544a740d35f56aa07f130cf1e29-768x558.jpg 768w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/89f43544a740d35f56aa07f130cf1e29-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/89f43544a740d35f56aa07f130cf1e29.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><h3>\n<span>\n                      Democrats Are Plotting Government Efficiency in a Post-DOGE World\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"pregnancy\" class=\"wp-image-3594\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/f6f47c9b4613c714f53a757e20e32809-768x512.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/f6f47c9b4613c714f53a757e20e32809-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/f6f47c9b4613c714f53a757e20e32809-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/f6f47c9b4613c714f53a757e20e32809.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><h3>\n<span>\n                      HHS Cancels Infant Mortality, Postpartum Grants to Focus on Sperm Counts, ED\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Money.stacks\" class=\"wp-image-3703\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/fb2e09c08d85a61f2ecf643ea4dc9d41-768x512.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/fb2e09c08d85a61f2ecf643ea4dc9d41-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/fb2e09c08d85a61f2ecf643ea4dc9d41-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/fb2e09c08d85a61f2ecf643ea4dc9d41.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><h3>\n<span>\n                      Self-Funders Are Still Terrible at Getting Themselves Elected\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Election 2026 Ohio Governor\" class=\"wp-image-3665\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/301dde42f1e9b8d8b0117c6f46d51ca5.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/301dde42f1e9b8d8b0117c6f46d51ca5.jpg 768w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/301dde42f1e9b8d8b0117c6f46d51ca5-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><h3>\n<span>\n                      Suspect Identified in Attack on Ohio Gubernatorial Candidate Amy Acton\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>A White House official told NOTUS that Trump has made Biden his foil because \u201che\u2019s drawing a contrast with the historic successes of his first 19 months with the Biden years.\u201d<\/p><p>Former Biden White House comms strategist <b>Andrew Bates<\/b> \u2014 who\u2019s advising multiple Democratic campaigns this cycle \u2014 says he thinks Trump\u2019s references to his predecessor only underscore how good things were pre-Trump. Republicans \u201cgoing out of their way to bring up a time when the economy was stronger and we weren\u2019t stuck in Iran just highlights how much they\u2019ve ripped off the American people and failed the tests they set for themselves in 2024,\u201d he said.<\/p><p><b>Trump launched a torrent of Truth Social posts this weekend: <\/b>sharing fake AI images of <span><u>\u201cIran\u2019s Navy\u201d<\/u><\/span> on the ocean floor; claiming the <span><u>moon<\/u><\/span> and the <span><u>Strait of Hormuz<\/u><\/span> as American territory; depicting <span><u>Mexico, Canada and Greenland<\/u><\/span> covered in the red, white and blue; rebranding New Mexico as <span><u>\u201cNew America.\u201d<\/u><\/span><\/p><p>He also celebrated shiny D.C. <span><u>statues<\/u><\/span> and <span><u>fountains<\/u><\/span>, unveiled <span><u>Space Force uniforms<\/u><\/span> and <span><u>brought George Washington<\/u><\/span> to the Oval Office for a chitchat. And, of course, he posted <span><u>Biden wearing a Trump 2024 cap<\/u><\/span>. Those issues aren\u2019t necessarily topping voters\u2019 lists \u2014 <i>It may cost me $100 to fill up my truck but dammit, have we renamed New Mexico?<\/i> It could explain why so many Republicans <span><u>didn\u2019t buy a ticket<\/u><\/span> to Texas.<\/p><p><b>More on NOTUS:<\/b> <span><u>Suspect Identified in Attack on Ohio Gubernatorial Candidate Amy Acton<\/u><\/span> | <span><u>Missouri Group Asks the Supreme Court to Let Former District Maps Stand<\/u><\/span> | <span><u>German Far-Right Party Is Projected to Win Regional Election<\/u><\/span> | <span><u>Trump Administration Asks the Supreme Court to Lift Block on Mail-in Voting Regulations<\/u><\/span><\/p><h2><b>From the campaign trail<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>Self-funding and still coming up short. <\/b>A record number of wealthy candidates \u2014 69 \u2014 have so far spent more than $1 million of their own money to support their campaigns for federal office, <span><u>NOTUS\u2019 Mark Alfred reports<\/u><\/span>. And as primary season ends, about two-thirds of these self-funders have already turned out to be losers. Mark spoke with some of them, and a surprisingly high number said the experience of spending millions of their own dollars just to flame out has left them hungry to run <i>again.<\/i><\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=3710\">DMV High School Football Players of Week 2<\/a><\/p><h2><b>From a potential future <\/b><\/h2><p><b>Democrats wanna DOGE, too. <\/b>The Trump team and DOGE were \u201ccorrect in identifying that people want things to work better,\u201d Virginia Gov. <b>Abigail Spanberger<\/b> <span><u>told NOTUS\u2019 Natalie Alms<\/u><\/span>. \u201cRather cynically, they used that sentiment to their electoral advantage, and then used it as a mandate to break things further.\u201d She\u2019s one of many Democrats who say there\u2019s a way to pick up the mantle Elon Musk nominally claimed \u2014 tech modernization \u2014 to showcase that liberals can make state and local governments hum. Natalie explores how some in the Democratic Party hope they\u2019ll get the chance to unleash their own DOGE soon.<\/p><h2><b>NOTUS METRO<\/b><\/h2><p><b>Local news:<\/b> <span><u>D.C. Is on Track to Control Armory Land Near RFK Stadium<\/u><\/span>, by Kendall Staton<\/p><p><b>Sports desk:<\/b> <span><u>National Pundits Have Low Expectations for the Commanders This Season<\/u><\/span>, by Alex Schiffer<\/p><p><span><u>DMV High School Football Players of Week 2<\/u><\/span>, by Noah Ferguson<\/p><h2><b>NEW ON NOTUS<\/b><\/h2><p><b>The strange case of the disappearing screwworm. <\/b>The dangerous pest, discovered within the United States in June, has been targeted by the Agriculture Department with the goal of protecting cattle and other livestock herds from an infestation straight out of a horror movie. The effort was expected to take years, <span><u>NOTUS\u2019 Tyler Spence writes<\/u><\/span>, but in August the USDA publicly reported that only four cases were detected, and none in cattle. Tyler writes that many people who follow the screwworm are very skeptical of this figure. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t make a lot of sense, biologically,\u201d a former longtime USDA official told NOTUS.<\/p>\n<p>Some experts question whether the agency has the personnel and the resources to properly track and contain the screwworm, Tyler writes, and point to the significant department staff reductions from DOGE. The USDA says it\u2019s simply very good at its job: \u201cThe low case count is a direct result of the aggressive, science-driven five-prong strategy to eradicate NWS unveiled by Secretary [<b>Brooke<\/b>] <b>Rollins<\/b> a year ago,\u201d a spokesperson said.<\/p><p><b>More:<\/b> <span><u>Judge Says Trump Administration Must Provide 48 Hours\u2019 Notice Before Arch Construction<\/u><\/span> | <span><u>Fetterman Dismisses Bombshell Report as \u2018Smears\u2019 and \u2018Half-Truths\u2019<\/u><\/span> | <span><u>Trump\u2019s Super PAC Drops $10 Million in Texas Senate Race<\/u><\/span><\/p><h2><b>NOT US<\/b><\/h2><ul><li><span><u>For Fired DeSantis Campaign Staff Member, a Second Chance at State Dept.<\/u><\/span>, by Andrea Fuller, Ken Bensinger and Edward Wong for The New York Times<\/li><li><span><u>The DSA Is Using Coffee With Comrades and Socialist Softball to Convert the Curious<\/u><\/span>, by Joshua Chaffin and Maya Davis for The Wall Street Journal<\/li><li><span><u>Hot-Dog Heaven: Inside Trump\u2019s Golf Getaways<\/u><\/span>, by Dan Alexander for Forbes<\/li><li><span><u>A CNN journalist spent years reporting on al-Qaeda. Now he\u2019s handing over a massive archive.<\/u><\/span> By Scott Nover for The Washington Post<\/li><\/ul><h2><b>WEEK AHEAD<\/b><\/h2><p><b>Today<\/b><\/p><p>Primary election in New Hampshire.<\/p><p>Trump delivers remarks at Steel Across America.<\/p><p><b>Wednesday<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Republican <span><u>midterm convention<\/u><\/span> begins in Dallas.<\/p><p>Primary election in Rhode Island.<\/p><p><b>Thursday<\/b><\/p><p>Trump headlines the Republican midterm convention.<\/p><p>One year since the assassination of Charlie Kirk in Utah.<\/p><p><b>Friday<\/b><\/p>\n<p>25 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.<\/p><p>Monthly Consumer Price Index <span><u>numbers released<\/u><\/span>.<\/p><p><b>Saturday<\/b><\/p><p>Trump travels to Ireland.<\/p><p><b>Thank you for reading!<\/b> If you liked this edition of the NOTUS Newsletter, please forward it to a friend. If this newsletter was shared with you, please <span><u>sign up<\/u><\/span> \u2014 it\u2019s free! Have a tip? 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