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2016 Postmortem

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ailsagirl

(22,887 posts)
Wed Nov 2, 2016, 06:28 PM Nov 2016

PoliticusUSA: Nobody Shows Up For Trump Rally In Florida As Trump’s Big Boasts Draw Smaller Crowds [View all]

By Jason Easley on
Wed, Nov 2nd, 2016, 4:31 pm

According to the fire marshall, an Orlando, FL venue that holds 10,000 was a quarter to a third full, just moments before Donald Trump's rally was set to begin.

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See all that green space? That is what a dying presidential campaign that is losing looks like. It is a political fact of life that dying presidential campaigns see their crowds drop off in the final days of the campaign. It happened to John McCain in 2008. It happened to Mitt Romney in 2012, and it is happening to Donald Trump in 2016.

Republican Congressional leaders have already begun planning how they are going to handle a Hillary Clinton presidency. The election is far from over, but while Clinton continues to draw full houses wherever she goes, Trump’s crowd size has been dropping off for weeks.



http://www.politicususa.com/2016/11/02/shows-trump-rally-florida-gop-campaign-dying-slow-death.html

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But I thought this was all the media's fault! NastyRiffraff Nov 2016 #1
Early voting is a huge factor. 4 million already in Florida BlueStreak Nov 2016 #2
I already voted but would go to a Hillary rally near me. Fired up, ready to go! nt JTFrog Nov 2016 #43
That looks like a couple hundred, at most. Cracklin Charlie Nov 2016 #6
Rally here in Pensacola due to begin any minute. Grammy23 Nov 2016 #8
Some drumph fan on CNN claimed he wa going to appear in PA BSdetect Nov 2016 #9
Either lying or delusional! ailsagirl Nov 2016 #10
this is the real reason why he hates katy tur Tom Rivers Nov 2016 #12
That's what I love to see! ailsagirl Nov 2016 #13
As Yogi Berra said... Roy Rolling Nov 2016 #14
Yogi was awesome. nt fleabiscuit Nov 2016 #15
Thank you. mountain grammy Nov 2016 #17
As per his usual, madamesilverspurs Nov 2016 #18
And Hill's rally in central FL yesterday mcar Nov 2016 #19
Enthusiasm! Cha Nov 2016 #37
Love it! mcar Nov 2016 #40
"Rosebud" NBachers Nov 2016 #20
I don't ever want to know what Trump's "rosebud" would be. Not a sled that's for sure. anneboleyn Nov 2016 #22
a sex toy. mopinko Nov 2016 #24
Ewww. Now I need brain bleach. progressoid Nov 2016 #34
I really think this is a story the press is suppressing... Blue Idaho Nov 2016 #21
Wait p, I heard him say he has the biggest crowds ever! kimbutgar Nov 2016 #23
I hope drumpf's evil campaign is dead workinclasszero Nov 2016 #25
What is the flag with the big red "X"? Equinox Moon Nov 2016 #26
State of Florida Flag pkdu Nov 2016 #27
Wow, that is intense. It has the visual association of confederacy symbolism, Equinox Moon Nov 2016 #48
I thought that was a marker NastyWomen Nov 2016 #33
Donald Trump is a pathological liar. spiderpig Nov 2016 #29
I read that as "Trump's Big Breasts" for a split second! KamaAina Nov 2016 #30
To be fair you can't go by crowd sizes bigdarryl Nov 2016 #31
Thank you, ailsagirl! Cha Nov 2016 #35
This warms my heart - nt Ardoewaan Nov 2016 #36
The show's almost over, folks Hekate Nov 2016 #38
I keep saying Florida isn't the battleground people think it is. Pacifist Patriot Nov 2016 #39
Somethings happening here Katy! jcgoldie Nov 2016 #41
a third to a quarter full? 2,500 people?? there are barely 250 there. niyad Nov 2016 #42
Probably more port-a-potties than people there. nt madinmaryland Nov 2016 #44
This message was self-deleted by its author bora13 Nov 2016 #45
Please join me in a moment of silence for his embarrassing scampaign. TonyPDX Nov 2016 #46
Looks like there are more portable shit houses there then there are people. 47of74 Nov 2016 #49
how can you tell the difference? jcgoldie Nov 2016 #52
They're still out there folks Loge23 Nov 2016 #51
Remember how Karl Rove would have Bush supporters bused into a rally? INdemo Nov 2016 #53
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