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?
or say hello to Madam President.
acctually, if you study the Electoral Vote map carefully, absent a major malfunction (such as prison) you will see that Madame President is a very likely conclusion regardless of who runs for the GOP...
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Just a gentle reminder that these two men just have different styles.
Trump prefers a large rally so he can talk TO many people at one time. This choice saves him time and energy and he can jet back home to sleep in his own bed every night. This is his style.
Cruz prefers the coffee shops and smaller venues so he can talk WITH the people one on one. This choice takes a commitment of his time, energy and loss of home comforts. This is his style.
Those who claim their Cruz candidates is the best of the best sure seem to use awfully sleazy means to paint their boy a saint. It is simply amazing they would lie about attendance when it is simply fraud to say no one showed up.
The guy wasn't the fire marshall.
I dare you to watch BOTH these videos of the same rally, you are total liar and bogus.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toBb6fbqDFM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toBb6fbqDFM
Again, the others aren't basing their campaigns on YUUUUGGE rallies.
I was there and the place was filled to cracking. This article is a fraud and a scam and reflects very poorly on Cruz supporters who want to win by hook or by crook. Pathetic!
It’s a dumb sound bite by Cruz if he put it that way as the headline says.
CARS LINED UP OUT OF TOWN as Hordes Attend Trump NH Rally; Fox, WaPo Journos Barred by Fire Marshal
LOL - Yep!
Noticed the very same.
Red State is on Twitter every day bashing Trump.
Get real.
Cruz Never Drew a crowd that size with people from other people, not a single time.
Without help from other people...I meant to say.
Well sleazy Cruz gets his chance to win in NH and SC to show he can win in other places besides Iowa where he almost lost to Trump arguably Trump’s weakest state.
Cruz did nothing wrong.
Carsons own people said he was going home.
There are voice mails where it is said, CNN reported it, JEZZ.
That was your first mistake...
“... But the Barton Arena has just 7,150 seats, according to the fair’s website, and room for another 3,045 in floor seating, for a total of 10,195.
While Trump’s fans were standing, not sitting, the floor was less than one-half full and some sections of seats remained mostly empty - suggesting the crowd was perhaps half of what was announced from the stage.”..
How do we know that “Trump speaking” and the video are timed together?
Does not match the YUGE crowd from other pictures posted in Little Rock, not the comment of the facility manager that the arena was full!
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