DALTON, Ga. (AP) — Steve Bannon took the stage Friday night at the Georgia Republican Convention to say it’s too early to be talking about 2026.

“Don’t even think about the midterms,” the Republican strategist told activists. “Not right now. ’26, we’ll think about it later. It’s backing President Trump right now.”

But it didn’t work.

There was plenty of praise for Donald Trump. And while the party took care of other business like electing officers and adopting a platform, the 2026 races for governor and Senate were already on the minds of many on Friday and Saturday in the northwest Georgia city of Dalton.

“Everybody campaigns as quick as they can,” U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene told The Associated Press Saturday.

Lots of other people showed up sounding like candidates. Greene, aft

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