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pamela

(3,469 posts) Sun Jun 21, 2020, 12:15 PM Jun 2020

The TikTok Kids Did Not Effect The Crowd Size at The Rally. [View all]

They are awesome and I applaud them but the low turnout was entirely on Trump. There were tickets available for days, the Magats just didn't want them.

Actually, what they really did was much better. They played on his Narcissism and had him convinced that there was massive enthusiasm for him. They got the campaign to spend millions on an overflow area that they were never going to need. They knew he would brag all week about how huge his rally would be and he didn't disappoint. They made a fool out of him.

It concerns me that the Media, and even many resisters, are saying today that the TikTok kids are the reason the rally turnout was down. That ignores his low poll numbers, his low approval ratings and the general mess he has made of everything. People, even Magats, didn't feel like celebrating that shit. It wasn't a lack of tickets that kept the crowds away.

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The TikTok Kids Did Not Effect The Crowd Size at The Rally. [View all] pamela Jun 2020 OP

That's true. Nobody stopped his cult from showing up. Arkansas Granny Jun 2020 #1

The teens didn't stop the megas from coming but they certainly drove up the estimates the campaign.. brush Jun 2020 #31

What they don't mention ... Tree-Hugger Jun 2020 #2

Very few people were willing to risk getting sick. Laelth Jun 2020 #3

When their asses are on the line, MAGATS pay attention to science. Blue_true Jun 2020 #29

But the campaign was crowing about the 800K RSVPs Beaverhausen Jun 2020 #4

They put out a tweet an hour before saying there was room, plenty of room. Come on down. LizBeth Jun 2020 #5

When they sent that message out, people were sitting down to supper. Mariana Jun 2020 #19

I doubt them not showing had anything to do with not knowing if they would be admitted. LizBeth Jun 2020 #27

It was not finite ticket supply... KLRIQ2 Jun 2020 #6

Exactly. pamela Jun 2020 #9

If Brad Parscale was bragging about 800,000 ticket requests for a venue Arkansas Granny Jun 2020 #32

But it effected the optics. Maybe they would have gotten a smaller venue the empty seats mucifer Jun 2020 #17

I think it affected turnout. Mariana Jun 2020 #21

Weren't tickets available on site? panader0 Jun 2020 #28

Trump needs a new method of getting out his message. Rallies will not work at this time. 33taw Jun 2020 #7

Zoom?? LiberalFighter Jun 2020 #10

He can do that from the bunker. Iggo Jun 2020 #13

You cannot prove that no one stayed away because of anticipating a too-crowded space. Hermit-The-Prog Jun 2020 #8

I think the Kids were one factor, but I also think the warning for days of a crowded indoor space riversedge Jun 2020 #15

And that arena can whistle for their millions. tavernier Jun 2020 #11

They're the reason the expectation was so high, but they're not the reason nobody showed up. Iggo Jun 2020 #12

Exactly. pamela Jun 2020 #14

They also cost him or Tulsa for additional set-up, big screens, security.... 33taw Jun 2020 #16

Totally Agree ProfessorGAC Jun 2020 #18

From the Hoarse Whisperer Gothmog Jun 2020 #20

If "[t]hese phony ticket requests never factor into our thinking", explain the overflow setup. Hermit-The-Prog Jun 2020 #23

I am okay with the Tik Tok Kids getting credit. Caliman73 Jun 2020 #22

They deserve a lot of credit. It was turning into blame, though. pamela Jun 2020 #26

We must operate under the assumption that conservatives will always cry foul. Caliman73 Jun 2020 #30

I think they helped the hype... stillcool Jun 2020 #24

Exactly. It's not like they announced "sold out"... Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2020 #25

K&R, uponit7771 Jun 2020 #33

I haven't seen anyone say that, Ms. Toad Jun 2020 #34