I had a friend who lamented she couldn’t get a ticket to see Obama in 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. The pictures from the event showed a half full venue. I have always been concerned about the manipulation then, as we thought Romney was doing well with his large crowds.
Romney only had few large crowds, on occasion, and he never campaigned as hard as DJT does, or held as many political rallies as DJT does also. Infact, the last month of the campaign, Romney hardly did any real campaigning. I guess he was sleeping in his garage!!!