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Thune skips midterm convention speech as GOP leaders gather for election push
Washington Examiner ^ | September 7, 2026 | David Zimmermann

Posted on 09/07/2026 8:11:41 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) is among the Republican Party’s most notable national leaders not delivering a speech at the first-ever midterm convention in Texas later this week.

The Republican National Committee has released the full list of keynote speakers for the party’s convention. Unlike his House counterpart, Thune was noticeably absent from the lineup. He is still expected to attend the convention in Dallas, though.

The convention is arriving less than 60 days before the Nov. 3 midterm elections, when the nation will decide the fate of the Republican Party’s control over Congress.

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1 posted on 09/07/2026 8:11:41 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican
Thune is still expected to attend the convention in Dallas, though.

On his constituents' dime no doubt. The ones that pay taxes, that is. The ones that are there legally.

2 posted on 09/07/2026 8:16:05 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. )
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To: MinorityRepublican

Any hope of replacing this guy as senate leader?


3 posted on 09/07/2026 8:17:13 PM PDT by xp38
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4 posted on 09/07/2026 8:20:43 PM PDT by MacNaughton
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“Any hope of replacing this guy as senate leader?”

One would hope so!


5 posted on 09/07/2026 8:20:45 PM PDT by Fai Mao
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To: MinorityRepublican

Does anyone even care about what he says? His actions speak louder and bloviating isn’t going to motivate anyone.


6 posted on 09/07/2026 8:22:05 PM PDT by Yogafist
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To: MinorityRepublican

Ass hole


7 posted on 09/07/2026 8:26:30 PM PDT by albie
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To: Yogafist

Yep, to me this is a non story. Who cares if this worthless rino doesn’t make a BS filled speech. F him.


8 posted on 09/07/2026 8:29:05 PM PDT by gibsonguy
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9 posted on 09/07/2026 8:30:16 PM PDT by centermass_socrates (Keep it clean, keep it loaded, and keep it handy.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

He’s a tw*twaffle.

CC


10 posted on 09/07/2026 8:36:19 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative (Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam!)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Thune would get boos.


11 posted on 09/07/2026 8:40:00 PM PDT by right way right (“May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our only true hope")
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To: centermass_socrates

Will Trump go after him when the election’s over? He can demand Thune not be the majority leader. Then he can pressure him to quit when his term is up. The millions wasted on Cornyn was enough to make a skunk vomit.

Katie Hopkins is touring here. She’d be a great swpeaker.


12 posted on 09/07/2026 8:45:45 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: MinorityRepublican

Good, nobody wants to hear that POS speak anyway.


13 posted on 09/07/2026 8:47:23 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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The upper midwest really knows how to deliver on the airport toe-tappers.

14 posted on 09/07/2026 8:59:39 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
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To: right way right

Thune DESERVES to get boos. What he really deserves is much worse.


15 posted on 09/07/2026 9:01:33 PM PDT by Sequoyah101 (Opinions and belly buttons, everybody has one and they get to show them if they want to.)
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To: xp38
Any hope of replacing this guy as senate leader?

Five other Senators have to submit the motion for new majority leader. So far not one have stepped up to even propose the conference to get that ball rolling.

Meanwhile I expect he'll hide when possible and lie when confronted until the window to get the SAVE America Act passed has passed, and continue to weasel out of responsibility for that.

He's obviously working to relinquish the mid-terms to the Democrat Party. Getting called off the golf course and The 19th Hole for icky leadership stuff is so Little People.

16 posted on 09/07/2026 9:40:23 PM PDT by MikelTackNailer (Geriatric MAGA-hat Patriot)
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John Thune is like Mark Carney, installed into his position to resist, hinder, obfuscate, delay, hold up and halt America from resisting the plans and schemes of the WEF NWO Globalists.

They are all working in service to that ‘anti-Christ’ spirit attempting to raise itself up for the last days.

They know they need to make an impact in their favor for the upcoming midterm elections. They seem almost desperate. We should all watch closely to who all reveals themselves in the coming weeks leading up to it.

Satan’s need for ‘agenda-2030’ must be great for him to expend so much human capitol trying to keep it on course.


17 posted on 09/07/2026 9:44:54 PM PDT by captmar-vell
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