Trump personality cult alive and well in Dallas – will it power Republican midterm success?

President the star of the show at two-day convention, but party's plan to treat November elections as referendum on Trump himself poses grave risks

We're going to have a good time listening to music," Donald Trump told thousands of supporters in downtown Dallas before handing the mic to an opera singer, because I'm getting a little bit tired of politics now."

Millions of Americans seem tired of politics after a decade dominated by Trump. So the US president's decision to close out this week's first ever Republican midterm convention with a plea - treat November's congressional elections as a referendum on Trump himself - was received by his Democratic opponents with glee.