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Miles Archer

(18,960 posts)
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 12:22 PM Nov 2024

David Corn: "This is what a half-empty Trump rally looks like in Reading, Penn., a day before Election Day."




David Corn
@DavidCornDC
This is what a half-empty Trump rally looks like in Reading, Penn., a day before Election Day.
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David Corn: "This is what a half-empty Trump rally looks like in Reading, Penn., a day before Election Day." (Original Post) Miles Archer Nov 2024 OP
Another angle Dennis Donovan Nov 2024 #1
I've been away from DU for a while...just came back recently... Miles Archer Nov 2024 #4
I use Imgur Dennis Donovan Nov 2024 #10
It depends... littlemissmartypants Nov 2024 #22
I just had to relearn myself! herding cats Nov 2024 #33
Use that image hosting site too. Love that they have different links for posting on different types of sites Attilatheblond Nov 2024 #34
Boy, you can just smell the winning. Xavier Breath Nov 2024 #6
The rank smell could be,... two day old dirty adult diapers. magicarpet Nov 2024 #27
I smell a rat. The republican owned media won't even show this stuff. They're poised to cover for him no matter what. live love laugh Nov 2024 #42
Are we sure? I searched and it says the rally starts at 2pm Eastern time. nt Quixote1818 Nov 2024 #16
Yeah - it is past 3pm and Trump hasn't even taken the stage yet. n/t whopis01 Nov 2024 #55
I just tap the image and download to my phone Joinfortmill Nov 2024 #38
That wasn't taken 10 minutes before Trump was to speak. whopis01 Nov 2024 #54
I was going by this David Corn tweet: Dennis Donovan Nov 2024 #57
David Corn is about 2 hours off in his timing. whopis01 Nov 2024 #59
If he's not on the stage in the picture it is meaningless Prairie Gates Nov 2024 #2
Exactly. People shouldn't waste our time with these misleading images. TheRickles Nov 2024 #5
If you think I'm wasting your time and posting misleading content... Miles Archer Nov 2024 #7
Right. H2O Man Nov 2024 #14
I'm upset with David Corn, not you. It's fine by me that you posted the image. TheRickles Nov 2024 #15
You're not the problem and what you did and said was totally arthritisR_US Nov 2024 #68
Yeah. I've seen one too many of these Trumpless photos to put any stock in them. PeaceWave Nov 2024 #13
There should be a rule that we could alert about. Misleading... LAS14 Nov 2024 #18
If I disagree w/you am I an OTHER? Sounds gaslighty to me. You said: "DUers are a pretty sophisticated lot." AnotherMother4Peace Nov 2024 #19
You can disagree with me, and I with you, as fellow DUers. That doesn't make either of us an Other TheRickles Nov 2024 #36
I was involved w/hi control manipulation & was made to feel "less" if I wasn't in step w/the group. So I'm AnotherMother4Peace Nov 2024 #48
Really now? Dem4life1234 Nov 2024 #64
Are you taking a shot at David Corn's credibility? oasis Nov 2024 #8
Respectfully disagree. H2O Man Nov 2024 #20
The difference between this and a concert, is the security check. At a presidential campaign rally, you show up hours 3Hotdogs Nov 2024 #32
Doesn't matter he sees Dead People, his Covid Dead are a loyal lot MagickMuffin Nov 2024 #3
those poor lost souls in the crowd... RT Atlanta Nov 2024 #9
Eh... he'll go on Fox News and complain about it tonight. Initech Nov 2024 #11
SAD. Sky Jewels Nov 2024 #12
Has-Been Hitler Wannabes for Putin Kid Berwyn Nov 2024 #17
This photo has always been so full of meaning for me. AllyCat Nov 2024 #23
I always think of it as the "Pick me, pick me!" smile. tanyev Nov 2024 #29
It is an amazing moment in history: a POTUS looks up to a dictator. Kid Berwyn Nov 2024 #31
the others are looking at Putin like a bug in a jar Skittles Nov 2024 #65
Sad. Epstein thought they were best friends. Kid Berwyn Nov 2024 #66
OMFG Skittles Nov 2024 #67
What a loser. Emile Nov 2024 #21
This actually makes me happy berksdem Nov 2024 #24
Reading PA DownriverDem Nov 2024 #25
Nah, my thinking... durablend Nov 2024 #40
For those who might not know, Deminpenn Nov 2024 #26
Unfortunately, J_William_Ryan Nov 2024 #28
Not wrong but deceptive. I loathe the man and all his slime trails he's leaving behind but this photo was taken before mahina Nov 2024 #30
Still, it contrasts with Harris rallies I've seen live Wednesdays Nov 2024 #37
There's no way they're going to fill a venue 10 minutes before he's scheduled to start. lees1975 Nov 2024 #39
This photo was posted at noon. The event didn't being till 2pm. whopis01 Nov 2024 #52
Is it true alot of people follow him all over like the deadheads followed the grateful dead? redstatebluegirl Nov 2024 #35
Do these people have jobs? durablend Nov 2024 #41
Maybe this is their job. twodogsbarking Nov 2024 #43
The people I know personally who do it are retired. redstatebluegirl Nov 2024 #44
Instead of a Full House, it looks more like a Dead Man's Hand. NBachers Nov 2024 #45
they must have gotten raptured n/t PedroXimenez Nov 2024 #46
As of 2:30pm, venue is filling up, but not really full... dchill Nov 2024 #47
That video doesn't pan the arena at all so you can't tell if it is filling up or not Wiz Imp Nov 2024 #50
Thanks, but I'm not worried - I live near Reading... dchill Nov 2024 #51
Based on what you can see of the crowd in both videos & photos, it is overwhelmingly white Wiz Imp Nov 2024 #53
Good point. dchill Nov 2024 #56
Trump roasted by Harris campaign over 'ghost town' election eve rally Wiz Imp Nov 2024 #49
Where was this? And when was Trump scheduled to appear? The video is at about 11 a.m. nt LAS14 Nov 2024 #61
Raleigh NC this morning Wiz Imp Nov 2024 #63
This is what losing looks like peggysue2 Nov 2024 #58
Haha. It's even worse than I imagined! Mike 03 Nov 2024 #60
Somebody said on that thread that" he's not expected for 2 hours.". So Cha Nov 2024 #62

Miles Archer

(18,960 posts)
4. I've been away from DU for a while...just came back recently...
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 12:29 PM
Nov 2024

...I know that in the past we could just right-click an image, grab the link, and post it here to embed a photo.

Then we had to use the link from photo hosting sites?

What's the current protocol? How do you embed a photo in a post? Thanks...

herding cats

(19,658 posts)
33. I just had to relearn myself!
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 01:36 PM
Nov 2024

I used https://postimages.org/
After the image uploaded I used the direct link to it from the list. Which is the second one down from the top in the list. It worked like a charm.

Welcome back!

Attilatheblond

(5,104 posts)
34. Use that image hosting site too. Love that they have different links for posting on different types of sites
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 01:39 PM
Nov 2024

Pretty reliable and easy.

live love laugh

(14,893 posts)
42. I smell a rat. The republican owned media won't even show this stuff. They're poised to cover for him no matter what.
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 02:09 PM
Nov 2024

whopis01

(3,781 posts)
54. That wasn't taken 10 minutes before Trump was to speak.
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 03:09 PM
Nov 2024

Trump still has not started speaking at the event. It is 3pm and Marco Rubio is currently speaking.

That pic was at least 90 minutes prior to the first speaker.

whopis01

(3,781 posts)
59. David Corn is about 2 hours off in his timing.
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 03:18 PM
Nov 2024

I will say that his later treat about the campaign playing "It's a man's world" was accurate - that's what I heard when looking at it just before Rubio started speaking.

Prairie Gates

(4,074 posts)
2. If he's not on the stage in the picture it is meaningless
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 12:24 PM
Nov 2024

Even a concert fills up only just before the headliner.

TheRickles

(2,577 posts)
5. Exactly. People shouldn't waste our time with these misleading images.
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 12:29 PM
Nov 2024

DUers are a pretty sophisticated lot. If Trump was on the stage, this picture would matter.

Miles Archer

(18,960 posts)
7. If you think I'm wasting your time and posting misleading content...
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 12:32 PM
Nov 2024

...you can direct it to me, personally. Because making an accusatory statement like that as a reply elsewhere in the thread is a cowardly thing to do.

Just my take on civility. You need to do what makes sense to you. Clearly, that's your motivation.

H2O Man

(76,158 posts)
14. Right.
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 12:38 PM
Nov 2024

Not to mention that the felon always lies and says there were ten thousand people in line the night before, and a crowd of 100,000 are outside because the venue is packed.

I will also note that everyone who has been here on DU for long recognizes you as being as good of a contributor as exists.

TheRickles

(2,577 posts)
15. I'm upset with David Corn, not you. It's fine by me that you posted the image.
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 12:38 PM
Nov 2024

I was trying to add context that I thought was missing in the original post by David Corn and your posting of it. Sorry that you feel I was being cowardly by calling that misleading, but how else would I let my views be known? I thought that's what the Comments section is for.

arthritisR_US

(7,732 posts)
68. You're not the problem and what you did and said was totally
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 12:19 AM
Nov 2024

reasonable and realistic. I think David Corn was setting up people to reply and repost his post because he loves controversy, he could have done his homework but no, he wanted to foment BS.

LAS14

(14,978 posts)
18. There should be a rule that we could alert about. Misleading...
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 12:44 PM
Nov 2024

... "news" is a big enough problem without our having to watch for it on DU.

AnotherMother4Peace

(4,701 posts)
19. If I disagree w/you am I an OTHER? Sounds gaslighty to me. You said: "DUers are a pretty sophisticated lot."
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 12:44 PM
Nov 2024

Uh Oh, I want to be sophisticated, I want to be a DUer. BUT wait a minute - I agree w/the OP.

By the way that great movie "Gaslight" with Ingrid Bergman and Charles Boyer will be showing on TCM this Wednesday - I'm recording it.

EDIT to add: "w/you" to reply title for clarification

TheRickles

(2,577 posts)
36. You can disagree with me, and I with you, as fellow DUers. That doesn't make either of us an Other
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 01:55 PM
Nov 2024

or a gaslighter. We're folks who agree about a lot (that's why we're both on DU) while disagreeing about this one thing. And to reiterate, my major gripe is with David Corn (who should know better) - why didn't he include a photo showing the same empty seats WHILE Trump was speaking? I'd have preferred that version. Wouldn't you?

AnotherMother4Peace

(4,701 posts)
48. I was involved w/hi control manipulation & was made to feel "less" if I wasn't in step w/the group. So I'm
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 02:44 PM
Nov 2024

very, very suspicious when someone speaks for me, puts me in a group to push a belief, makes me part of the "in crowd" to prove their point w/out my permission.

I try to always speak for myself, and never speak for others.

H2O Man

(76,158 posts)
20. Respectfully disagree.
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 12:47 PM
Nov 2024

This isn't a concert. It is a fight. I was ringside in MSG for Frazier vs Ali. The place was packed by the time the undercard started.

3Hotdogs

(13,851 posts)
32. The difference between this and a concert, is the security check. At a presidential campaign rally, you show up hours
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 01:32 PM
Nov 2024

early in order to get screened and in. There is no way that auditorium is gonna fill in 10 minutes.

AllyCat

(17,493 posts)
23. This photo has always been so full of meaning for me.
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 01:02 PM
Nov 2024

Other foreign leaders glaring at Putin the madman as they should. It is the most sincere smile from TCF I’ve ever seen.

Kid Berwyn

(19,107 posts)
31. It is an amazing moment in history: a POTUS looks up to a dictator.
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 01:19 PM
Nov 2024

Trump's smile in the pic may be his most sincere expression of "Putin has the kompromat" or "I owe it all to him." Either way, Dimdonnie's countenance shows the then-POTUS was compromised.

Has anyone seen Trump smile at US allies, opposing politicians or anybody with integrity?

Skittles

(161,809 posts)
65. the others are looking at Putin like a bug in a jar
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 09:44 PM
Nov 2024

Trump looks like he wants to blow him.

Kid Berwyn

(19,107 posts)
66. Sad. Epstein thought they were best friends.
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 11:54 PM
Nov 2024


Although Dimdonnie does dance like he’s best friends with both of them at once.

berksdem

(769 posts)
24. This actually makes me happy
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 01:08 PM
Nov 2024

to live in the greater Reading area. Tomorrow can't come soon enough! Hopefully we take home the prize and it is called earlier than predicted!!!!

DownriverDem

(6,741 posts)
25. Reading PA
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 01:11 PM
Nov 2024

My Mom grew up in Reading. Reading is now a Latino majority city. Why would he go there? Is it near an airport?

durablend

(8,220 posts)
40. Nah, my thinking...
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 02:00 PM
Nov 2024

He's desperate to insult more of them shore up support.

Hopefully he brought enough paper towels.

J_William_Ryan

(2,430 posts)
28. Unfortunately,
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 01:18 PM
Nov 2024

That people aren’t attending Trump’s fascist rallies doesn’t necessarily mean they won’t be voting for him.

mahina

(19,396 posts)
30. Not wrong but deceptive. I loathe the man and all his slime trails he's leaving behind but this photo was taken before
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 01:19 PM
Nov 2024

Last edited Mon Nov 4, 2024, 02:07 PM - Edit history (1)

that shitbag started speaking.

Wednesdays

(20,328 posts)
37. Still, it contrasts with Harris rallies I've seen live
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 01:57 PM
Nov 2024

Kamala's rallies are like big parties, with packed crowds dancing to music an HOUR before the scheduled start.

lees1975

(6,238 posts)
39. There's no way they're going to fill a venue 10 minutes before he's scheduled to start.
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 01:58 PM
Nov 2024

There's no one outside in line, and they have to go through security to get in. Secret service closes the entrances at least an hour before he arrives so if you plan to see the candidate, you have to get there at least an hour before the speech starts. Venue in Raleigh this morning was only half full when he was on stage. These are borefests. And they're depressing, not exciting. Hand a crowd a bunch of signs and expect cheering and then he gives them nothing to cheer.

whopis01

(3,781 posts)
52. This photo was posted at noon. The event didn't being till 2pm.
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 03:06 PM
Nov 2024

It is 3pm now and Trump has not yet taken the stage. They are still going through other speakers before him.

redstatebluegirl

(12,559 posts)
35. Is it true alot of people follow him all over like the deadheads followed the grateful dead?
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 01:50 PM
Nov 2024

I have heard that a bunch are retired and jump in their motor home and follow their fearless orange leader.

redstatebluegirl

(12,559 posts)
44. The people I know personally who do it are retired.
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 02:19 PM
Nov 2024

I just wondered if this was commonplace.

Wiz Imp

(3,667 posts)
50. That video doesn't pan the arena at all so you can't tell if it is filling up or not
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 02:55 PM
Nov 2024

All you see is a tight shot of the stage and the small portion of the arena you can see was already filled up in David Corn's & Josh Sanders tweets.


dchill

(41,295 posts)
51. Thanks, but I'm not worried - I live near Reading...
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 03:00 PM
Nov 2024

...and considering the deep, crackling redness of the area, I'd have expected an overflow crowd on a day like today.

Wiz Imp

(3,667 posts)
53. Based on what you can see of the crowd in both videos & photos, it is overwhelmingly white
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 03:07 PM
Nov 2024

Hard to see in Latino's in the crowd. Given the majority Latino population of the city, that would seem to be telling.

Wiz Imp

(3,667 posts)
49. Trump roasted by Harris campaign over 'ghost town' election eve rally
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 02:46 PM
Nov 2024
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-rally-empty-seats-2669585291/

Former President Donald Trump held an election eve rally in Raleigh, North Carolina on Monday — but it packed nowhere near the punch of the former president's past campaign events.

The New York Times' Michael Gold reported on Monday morning shortly before the rally began that the arena where the rally was being held was "far from a full house, and no line outside."

Gold wasn't the only one who noticed how sparsely attended the Trump rally was, as MSNBC's Vaughn Hillyard estimated that the arena in Raleigh was only around 70 percent full, whereas in past years Trump rallies would be packed to the rafters.



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LAS14

(14,978 posts)
61. Where was this? And when was Trump scheduled to appear? The video is at about 11 a.m. nt
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 03:36 PM
Nov 2024

peggysue2

(11,611 posts)
58. This is what losing looks like
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 03:13 PM
Nov 2024

Since the Madison Square Garden event with MAGA's freak flag proudly displayed, Trump's campaign has collapsed. The speed of that collapse has increased with every subsequent rally. Agent Orange is more erratic, angrier and hateful.

He knows he's losing. We know he's losing. Tomorrow the whole world will know.

Wait for a Hallelujah chorus to rise into the stratosphere!

Mike 03

(18,103 posts)
60. Haha. It's even worse than I imagined!
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 03:33 PM
Nov 2024

In fact, it's even worse than the crowd at Trump's 2020 in-the-midst-of-the-COVID pandemic rally.

Cha

(307,208 posts)
62. Somebody said on that thread that" he's not expected for 2 hours.". So
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 03:42 PM
Nov 2024

there's still hope.

TY

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