I attended the Trump rally last night
in Newtown PA with a friend of mine who is a (lukewarm) Trump supporter. I did it because I was curious, first, to know if the crowds were as big as reported, and secondly, just for the experience.
There seemed to be a lot of people (I am no good at estimating numbers of people) waiting at 4 for the 7 p.m. speech, lined up in snaking, folded-back lines that pretty much filled half an athletic field. A handful of Hillary supporters showed up across the street in protest, but they were mostly ignored. The newspaper said there were 24 of them; I counted 8, but maybe there were protesters in other areas I'm not aware of.
Vendors, mostly African-American, lined the field with lots of $20 t-shirts and $10 hats. The hats were made in China; I know because the vendor gave me one. I was actually grateful to have it because while I was not going to spend any money there, I felt out of place because I wasn't wearing any Trump regalia like 99% of the crowd. (He gave me the hat after I asked him if he would take $5 for a t-shirt--for a teenager who was with us--and he said "No, but I'll give you a free hat, Grandma"
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Once we got to the door, we were subjected to airport-like security, which was what was holding up the line. We stood outside for almost three hours. We had been told we wouldn't be let in without a ticket--which we had, thanks to my friend--but once there, nobody asked for a ticket, so I doubt that even they have an accurate count of how many people attended.
I'll continue in another post so this one doesn't get too long.
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Thank you for your account thus far of being able to withstand a tRump rally. Personally, I would never attend one of his rallies. I'm multi-racial, and don't think I'd be accepted there. May even be asked to LEAVE.
Looking forward to your next installment of "MY day at a tRump rally."
Donald Trump is a walking talking desecration. 
