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Trump: New Hampshire Speech Broke Elton John’s Arena Attendance Record
breitbart.com ^ | 8/15/2019 | Joel Pollak

Posted on 08/16/2019 9:06:13 AM PDT by rktman

President Donald Trump announced Thursday evening that his re-election campaign rally at the SNHU Arena broke the stadium’s previous attendance record, held by rock star Elton John.

The SNHU Arena holds nearly 12,000 people, and was nearly filled to capacity when the U.S. Secret Service closed the doors. Thousands more people watched the president’s speech on giant television screens outside the arena.

There were several hundred left-wing protesters, too, some of whom formed a gauntlet that forced Trump supporters to walk past crowds of people shouting “Shame!” — a potentially dangerous situation, though there was no violence. Several “peacemakers” were visible in orange jerseys, ostensibly to prevent clashes between the two sides.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Philosophy; Politics/Elections; US: New Hampshire
KEYWORDS: sro; trumpnhrally; trumprally
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To: rktman

Trump, he funny guy.

21 posted on 08/16/2019 9:34:46 AM PDT by McGruff (If you hate our Country, or if you are not happy here, you can leave!)
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To: rktman

Us SNHU Alumni call the place the SNHUperdome.


22 posted on 08/16/2019 10:43:50 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Trump is President and CEO of America, Inc.)
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To: EQAndyBuzz
You clever rascals. Not the SNHUzerdome? 🙌😂
23 posted on 08/16/2019 11:03:38 AM PDT by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: EQAndyBuzz
You clever rascals. Not the SNHUzerdome? 🙌😂
24 posted on 08/16/2019 11:03:52 AM PDT by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: Revel

The USNH Arena has a maximum capacity of 11,716 for this event for fire code. There were at least 2000-3000 standing on the floor. I was stage right 60 feet from the stage.
I was right behind Rudy Giuliani.

The seats up in the upper deck behind the stage were not full because the floor was floor. There were also people standing next to us in the aisle. There were also people standing all along the luxury box level.

It was a full capacity. Once again the media IS LYING. FAKE NEWS.

FYI, I live about 15 miles SW of Manchester. The hotels in downtown were full. The SNHU Arena did not have enough concession staff. My wife waited in line for 1 1/2 hours to buy two cokes. They had run out of food.

It took 20 minutes just to get out of the arena. We walked back to where we parked near the Fischer Cats baseball stadium. It was grid lock for the next 45 minutes. After sitting in our parked vehicle for 10 minutes we decided to go have a drink at the Hilton Garden Inn patio bar across the street. It was full of Trump supporters. They had 1 bartender and two waitresses on. They were RUNNING.

FYI, there were people from all over New England and the NE.
We sat next to a couple from Albany. Three hours away. They had gotten to the arena at 7 am. The guy next to me was from Mass. He got there at 9 am. There were people who camped out overnight. They started lining up at 7 pm the night before.

Also, based on my unofficial poling. I would say there were just as many people there from Mass as NH. Maybe even more. Keep in mind, Manchester is only a 40 minute drive from the border.

:)


25 posted on 08/16/2019 11:06:09 AM PDT by woodbutcher1963
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To: Revel

Sorry SNHU Arena.


26 posted on 08/16/2019 11:07:07 AM PDT by woodbutcher1963
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To: rktman
Squaw SpeakingBull💩 had 750 (if you believe that I have prime oceanfront property in Wyoming I'll sell you...it looked about 200) at her powwow...
27 posted on 08/16/2019 11:08:19 AM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable Family...even the dog is, too. :-))
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To: Revel

Sorry again:

The floor was floor.

maybe I should proof read before posting


28 posted on 08/16/2019 11:08:28 AM PDT by woodbutcher1963
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To: Revel

HOLY CRAP!

The floor was FULL.


29 posted on 08/16/2019 11:09:08 AM PDT by woodbutcher1963
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To: woodbutcher1963

I am just saying that RSBN zoomed out and panned behind Trump. The entire upper concourse seemed to be pretty much empty behind him. However they only panned behind Trump. I would assume that the journalist’s were located in the upper concourse in front of Trump.


30 posted on 08/16/2019 11:17:18 AM PDT by Revel
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To: woodbutcher1963
The floor was FULL.

turd time is the churn...wait...third time is the churn...

I got it, Third time is the charm:)

31 posted on 08/16/2019 11:22:20 AM PDT by USS Alaska (Nuke the terrorist mooselimb savages, today.)
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To: Revel

As the speech went on, a lot of people started to move around. The folks on each side of us got up and left with a half of an hour left to go. We were surprised people started to clear out when we did.


32 posted on 08/16/2019 11:27:26 AM PDT by woodbutcher1963
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To: USS Alaska

Bingo


33 posted on 08/16/2019 11:28:43 AM PDT by woodbutcher1963
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To: woodbutcher1963

Look through the Video. The pan I was talking about is at about the 6 hours and 48 minute mark. You can see that the seats might have been full starting around the 180 degree mark.


34 posted on 08/16/2019 11:38:06 AM PDT by Revel
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To: woodbutcher1963

Look through the Video. The pan I was talking about is at about the 6 hours and 48 minute mark. You can see that the seats might have been full starting around the 180 degree mark.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuj9baeOmxg


35 posted on 08/16/2019 11:38:27 AM PDT by Revel
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To: Revel

That may be the case. By about halfway through Trump’s speech people started coming down and standing in the aisles. There were not ushers like there is during a ball game. The only real security was on the floor.

Also, people moved down and stood on the floor on the side of the stage, etc. You could move around anywhere you wanted other then right up by the stage. That is where the SS guys were along with mixed in the crowd on the floor.


36 posted on 08/16/2019 11:46:32 AM PDT by woodbutcher1963
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To: Liz

Remember yesterday she cnn was slobbering over themselves about the 700 people warren had in New Hampshire.


37 posted on 08/16/2019 12:27:55 PM PDT by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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To: stylecouncilor

Reddit at The_Donald

I assume its traffic was reduced bigtime when reddit screwed them over. I can’t even get on it with my computer and never tried linking to it with the phone. Had the best memes.


38 posted on 08/16/2019 12:37:37 PM PDT by gbaker
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To: napscoordinator

They make me sick.......


39 posted on 08/16/2019 2:16:38 PM PDT by Liz (Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.)
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To: rktman

Thuderstruck was Awesome......


40 posted on 08/16/2019 2:34:29 PM PDT by 1217Chic
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