Republicans kick off a 'Trumpapalooza' of a midterm convention Wednesday in Texas

Republicans have never held a midterm convention before. But there's also never been a president like Donald Trump. Billed as a "Trumpapalooza," the unprecedented event kicks of in Dallas Wednesday.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5816x3877+0+0/resize/5816x3877!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F15%2F63%2Fadf078704bc8b5bd3224bf609e21%2Fgettyimages-2291474097.jpg' alt='President Trump arrives for a campaign rally with Sen. Darline Graham (R-SC) on August 21 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.'/><p>Republicans have never held a midterm convention before. But there's also never been a president like Donald Trump. Billed as a "Trumpapalooza," the unprecedented event kicks of in Dallas Wednesday.</p><p>(Image credit: Win McNamee)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5961045' />