Republican Midterm Convention Kicks Off | Radio Balance of Power: Early Edition 9/9/2026

On the early edition of Balance of Power, Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Kailey Leinz is in Dallas for the Republican midterm convention. On today's show, convention co-chair Ray Washburne, Lone Star Project Founder Matt Angle, Republican Strategist Vinny Minchillo and US Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins. Chapters 00:00:00 Radio Balance of Power: Early Edition 00:00:46 Markets: Oil Tops $100, Stocks Fall 00:02:30 GOP Midterm Convention & Texas Senate Race 00:07:31 Trump, Oil Prices & the Republican Midterm Strategy 00:09:21 Data Centers & Texas Voters 00:13:37 Apple Unveils New iPhones 00:16:00 Apple's $2,000 Foldable iPhone 00:20:08 Trump Heads to the Dallas Convention 00:21:05 Wendy Davis on the Texas Senate Race 00:25:14 Political Panel: Data Centers & the Midterms 00:28:00 New Hampshire Senate Race 00:30:13 Redistricting & the Battle for the House 00:33:50 Trump's Midterm Convention Strategy 00:35:34 Iran, Tariffs & Republican Messaging 00:38:28 Brooke Rollins on Affordability & the Midterms 00:43:27 Record Diesel Prices & Iran Escalation 00:46:11 Market Update: Oil, Gold & Apple -------- More on Bloomberg Television and Markets Like this video? Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss any videos from Bloomberg Markets & Finance: https://tinyurl.com/ysu5b8a9 Visit http://www.bloomberg.com for business news & analysis, up-to-the-minute market data, features, profiles and more. Connect with Bloomberg Television on: X: https://twitter.com/BloombergTV Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BloombergTelevision Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloombergtv/ Connect with Bloomberg Business on: X: https://twitter.com/business Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bloombergbusiness Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloombergbusiness/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bloombergbusiness?lang=en Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/bloomberg/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bloomberg-news/ More from Bloomberg: Bloomberg Radio: https://twitter.com/BloombergRadio Bloomberg Surveillance: https://twitter.com/bsurveillance Bloomberg Politics: https://twitter.com/bpolitics Bloomberg Originals: https://twitter.com/bbgoriginals Watch more on YouTube: Bloomberg Technology: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergTechnology Bloomberg Originals: https://www.youtube.com/@business Bloomberg Quicktake: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergQuicktake Bloomberg Espanol: https://www.youtube.com/@bloomberg_espanol Bloomberg Podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergPodcasts