Posted on 02/04/2016 11:55:32 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
There's a reason why Donald Trump is taking his loss in Iowa so hard - it's been devastating to his national standing. His standing in the polls might already be falling like a rock, and now it appears that the rolling concert tour that was his national campaign might be coming to an end. Now comes pretty convincing evidence that his crowds are shrinking, and he's trying to hide it (poorly).
Trump was in Little Rock last night, and he tweeted a picture that seemed to show a typical Trump full house, and that specifically claimed that the crowd was a "record" and that it was "12K."
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
THANK YOU to everyone in Little Rock, Arkansas tonight! A record crowd of 12K. #Trump2016https://www.facebook.com/DonaldTrump/posts/10156603612740725:0 .. 8:31 PM - 3 Feb 2016 Little Rock, AR, United States
The problem, as IJ Review notes, is that the total capacity for the arena where Trump held this event, including floor capacity, is 10,195. So in order for this count to be accurate, this would truly have been an absolutely astounding overflow crowd. The only problem is, it wasn't. Media was there at the event, and documented how, during Trump's speech, large sections of the seating were completely empty and the floor was at most half full.
Here is video that was taken during the event, you can clearly hear that Trump is speaking, and the arena looks at least half empty.
As the Daily Mail notes, Trump at one point claimed that the Fire Marshal said it was a record and they were turning people away. Trump asked the Fire Marshal to come up on stage and confirm it for the benefit of the media, and the "Fire Marshal" allegedly obliged. The only problem is that the man who came on stage was not the fire marshal, but rather the general manager of the state fair.
Of course, the bigger question might well be, what the heck is Donald Trump doing in Arkansas in the first place? Is he really so sure that he will win New Hampshire that he has no concern over New Hampshire's historically late break? Or the optics of being off across the rest of the country while the rest of the field is camped in state?
Your right Cruz stole Iowa. New Hampshire is not a caucus where he can pay people to caucus for him.....giving free room and board for Cruz University.....lol. There is nothing like that in New Hampshire. Cruz doesn’t have 2 free years to fool voters.
While you are at it, might as well post the sofa photo of Newt and Pelosi.
I'd like to see every freeper make a similar pledge...
the whole enchilada is to not let another rat president rule over us....
Did you see the video? Some of those areas have a lot of people. I was expecting worse due to the story.
CARS LINED UP OUT OF TOWN as Hordes Attend Trump NH Rally; Fox, WaPo Journos Barred by Fire Marshal
Donald Trump is drawing a huge crowd for his campaign rally in Exeter, New Hampshire at noon Thursday. The rally is being held at the historic Exeter Town Hall.
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016/02/cars-lined-up-out-of-town-as-hordes-attend-trump-rally-in-exeter-nh-fox-news-barred-by-fire-marshal/
Leon is just wrong yet again. But keep trotting him out if it makes you feel good.
Nothing dishonest. Yes or no....did Cruz bring in college student from out of Iowa to stay at the dorm and get room and board? All I need is a yes or no.
The term is "flash in the pan" and refers to the pan of powder on the lock of a flintlock rifle going off without firing the main charge in the barrel. In other words, a dud shot. :)
Sorry, posted too fast. It was probably half empty because Trump was 2 hours late. People left.
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Or taken before the event started. Can’t believe ANYTHING from Red State!
he said it with pure sarcasm...
Cruz lied about what?
You didn’t read your own post apparently.
This TOPIC has been posted several times so far.
And yes, I get tired of the pro-Trump article re-treads too. It has nothing to do with candidate.
Has anyone else noticed that many of the more “outspoken” (meaning rude and more often than not outright lying) posters are names we’ve never heard of or seen before? But when you check their FR sign up dates they’ve supposedly been official since the late nineties and early 2k’s. It’s as if the woodwork issued an eviction notice last year.
Video is unassailable.
Just having a half full arena us not the issue.
It’s trying to make it seem like it was full.
The media were trying to make it seem like Trump’s rally’s were smaller than they were. Trump had a camera pan the arena to show it was full, packed.
I doubt he gad the cameras pan this crowd.
Trump’s buzz reminds me of Charlie Sheen’s thing a few years ago.
ROTFLOL!
The people who work for Cruz lied in Iowa. Cruz accepts it and what political consequences for it. I don’t buy the Cruz BS or from his campaign.
I heard Cruz’s scheduled events today, after the Snake handling convention, was to visit a an Old Folks home during a Bingo game.
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