"Donald Trump's overwhelming crowd at CPAC."

[mahatmakanejeeves]

In 2016 that room, and the corridors around it, were packed.

Has there ever been a time when the room wasn't packed for the supposed GOP front runner? Even Bush, McCain and Romney filled it, and CPAC is a grassroots activist event.

Donald Trump’s overwhelming crowd at CPAC.

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[blueinredohio]

1. No wonder the media didn't show clips of it.

Usually after he gives a speech we see and hear snippets for days on end.

[Yonnie3]

2. Here is an image of the real crowd.

Link to tweet

[dutch777]

5. Surprising they didn't do this or pay people off the street to fill seats and cheer on queue

My only worry is that CPAC is now TOO tame and the former "faithful" are going for even more extreme viewpoints.

[Tetrachloride]

3. Look at this Guardian story. Not a single word on true size

https://archive.is/2023.03.05-070819/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/05/i-am-your-retribution-trump-rules-supreme-at-cpac-as-he-relaunches-bid-for-white-house

the only word implying size is “crowd”

[3Hotdogs]

4. Wow. Not enough magaloons to fill the room.

[Bettie]

6. Aren't they also holding CPAC a lot more often?

Or is it that they have CPAC plus a half dozen other right wing hoedowns so often, for the same group that their audience pool is diluted?

[FakeNoose]

17. It's still once per year, but why does it get so much national media attention?

[allegorical oracle]

7. WOW! Could it possibly be that the GOPers LIE? nt

[Kaleva]

8. tfg is fading

[allegorical oracle]

9. Hope so...but his potential replacement could be even worse. nt

[Kaleva]

10. His potential replacement doesn't have a history of trying to overthrow the government.

[allegorical oracle]

11. Why would he say so out out loud at this time? nt

[Kaleva]

22. So you prefer TFG?

What are the reasons you'd prefer him in the WH?

[PatSeg]

13. Well, he hasn't had the opportunity yet

[allegorical oracle]

20. He's diligently working on it, from my Fla. vantage point.... nt

[PatSeg]

24. Yes, rather a dress rehearsal

for what he'd do on the national stage. It must be a nightmare for sane people living in Florida right now.

[ok_cpu]

16. Not yet

But he does have a distinct "L'État, c'est moi" vibe.

[PatSeg]

12. Yes and very rapidly

This must have driven him insane. We all know his obsession with "crowd size". Just one more slap in his ugly face to push him over the edge.

[Emile]

14. Wow, what a loser!

[Auggie]

15. Loser!

[Blue Owl]

18. It's "Sad!" really....

[eppur_se_muova]

19. I saw a little bit of C-SPAN coverage -- when the crowd applauded tfg, it sounded like 3 people. nt

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

21. wow...that is an empty room

[AmBlue]

23. This is like the Tea Party all over again

15 people would gather in the requisite red, white and blue outfits at some pre-determined location and all the news networks would slobber all over themselves getting footage of the "big" Tea Party protest!! National news!! It's a MOVEMENT!! Bullsh*t.... they were a dwindling minority then and now!!