Found a couple of stories on the origin of the Trump protest tonight

[BernieforPres2016]

One is a story from 2 days ago saying "Chicago braces for anti-Donald Trump protest expected to draw 10,000 people". So why were police caught so off guard?

The other is a Facebook page called "Stop Trump" which it appears served as a place to organize and discuss tactics. It says it is a student movement which is consistent with the ages of the people I saw on TV tonight.

http://www.dailydot.com/politics/donald-trump-chicago-rally-protest-2016/

https://www.facebook.com/stoptrumpchicago

And I heard the lying scumbag Trump proclaiming tonight on 2 different networks that they were expecting a crowd of 25,000 supporters tonight without being questioned on that by either journalist that he was talking to. The arena hosting the event has a capacity of 9500. They also let Trump say that there hadn't been any violence at his rallies, despite video to the contrary at several rallies including last night when a 78 year old man punched a black protestor who was being taken out by security.

[noretreatnosurrender]

1. Thanks for the post

Smells like Rahm to me but I will wait to see what happens.

[BernieforPres2016]

2. Rahm is establishment. I don't think he could inspire that much passion among young people.

[noretreatnosurrender]

4. I'm talking behind the scenes

Of course Rahm couldn't inspire them. I'm talking about what may have occurred behind the scenes. It will be interesting to watch how the media coverage unfolds. That, more than anything will alert people to who may have made sure this clash happened tonight IF someone was pulling the strings. I may be wrong but I will be looking at how this shakes out. As a country we have seen plenty of dirty tricks in campaigns so it would be foolish not to think about it. I hope it's not true but I know that it is possible so I will pay very close attention to it.

[livetohike]

3. It had to be an organized protest. I don't see how that many people could just show up on their own

without some structure. It did look like a college aged crowd from the shots I saw.

[TeamPooka]

5. Social media is a wonderful thing. nt

[L. Coyote]

6. Probably organized by Trump.

The Chicago '68 playbook all over again?

[LiberalElite]

11. Trump got MoveOn involved?

https://www.facebook.com/moveon/photos/a.61232960492.81458.7292655492/10153314223330493/?type=3&theater

[HereSince1628]

7. on Wed, WBBM (CHI) said that faculty at UIL-C wanted the rally stopped fearing violence

The administration disagreed arguing free-speech traditions...and it went ahead

[BernieforPres2016]

8. Thanks for the info

[starroute]

9. Add in this link

(I already posted this in response to a post of yours elsewhere, but I think it belongs here as well.)

This story definitely says the Stop Trump - Chicago people were planning to demonstrate outside but had no intention of entering the arena. So it must have been was either a splinter group or outsiders who did that. But because it involved getting tickets in advance, and because they were apparently all seated together, it was clearly not spur-of-the-moment.

http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/March-2016/Trump-rally-protest/

Organizers of Stop Trump Chicago say more than 60 groups and 100 student organizers have pledged to gather at UIC’s Quad at 4:30 p.m. before marching to the UIC Pavilion ahead of Trump’s 6 p.m. rally. . . .

“The message we want to get across is that the anti-immigrant, xenophobic hate message is not welcome in Illinois,” said Lawrence Benito, executive director of the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, one of the groups that will be participating Friday. “We’re planning a peaceful demonstration of our displeasure.”

At some recent Trump rallies, protesters and other observers have been forcibly removed, sometimes with Trump’s own encouragement, so Chicago organizers met Tuesday to discuss safety measures. However, they do not plan to enter the event itself.

“We do want to make it clear that {shutting down the event is} not one of our goals,” UIC student Usama Ibrahim said. “{We do not want to interfere with the ability of interested persons to hear what the presidential front-runner has to say.”

[spanone]

10. trump is a member of the media...he's been on teevee for years..i'm sure he's an sag/aftra member

performers union

http://www.sagaftra.org/history/aftra-history/aftra-history