- Trump's opening-night speech at the Republican midterm convention drew about 2.5 million viewers on Fox News, which was the only major cable network to air it in full.
- He claimed the event "beat the NFL," but Nielsen figures and typical NFL ratings (about 18 million per game, last year's opener ~28 million) make that unlikely.
- At the convention he urged voters to "pretend I'm on the ballot," framing the midterms as a referendum on him to energize the GOP base.
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