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RNC Protests Rage, but Anti-Trump Organizers Ask: Where Is Everyone?
US News & World Report ^ | July 19, 2016 | Steven Nelson

Posted on 07/20/2016 8:00:00 AM PDT by C19fan

Activists marched illegally down streets, fought with one another and defied a downtown tennis ball ban Tuesday during the second day of the Republican National Convention. But as the excitement unfolded, some activist leaders wondered where the crowds were.

Cleveland has seen far smaller protests than those at other recent conventions, despite the nomination of Donald Trump eliciting a rage from progressives that rivals or exceeds their hatred of former President George W. Bush. In a further distinction, it has also seen very few activism-related arrests.

(Excerpt) Read more at usnews.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: 2016rncconvention; antitrump; nevertrump; rnc
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Ha ha.
1 posted on 07/20/2016 8:00:00 AM PDT by C19fan
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They will be in Philadelphia,get ready for mayhem


2 posted on 07/20/2016 8:01:31 AM PDT by Donglalinger
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All for Phila FEELIN’ THE BERN! Party like it is 1968.


3 posted on 07/20/2016 8:02:09 AM PDT by C19fan
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This is starting to get questioned in the media. I love it. Big fail!


4 posted on 07/20/2016 8:02:09 AM PDT by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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To: Donglalinger

Or they could be holding their fire for Thursday night.


5 posted on 07/20/2016 8:02:13 AM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia (Democrats: The perfect party for the helpless and stupid, and those who would rule over them.)
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To: C19fan

It’s too hot to protest!


6 posted on 07/20/2016 8:02:16 AM PDT by griswold3 (Just another unlicensed nonconformist in am dangerous Liberal world.)
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I remarked to my wife last night that the most damning blow to the Hitlery campaign is the total lack of protesters....

They don’t even want to show up here....

Trump landslide in November!


7 posted on 07/20/2016 8:02:27 AM PDT by nevergore
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[Well, there were a few protesters.]

Activists from BLM, KKK, Westboro Baptist throw urine at each other during RNC protests...

http://www.kplctv.com/story/32479326/watch-live-black-lives-matter-protest-near-east-4th-st


8 posted on 07/20/2016 8:02:43 AM PDT by Arthur Wildfire! March (Obama giving away the internet: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3407691/posts)
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During the end of every month, usually the last week and a half or so, EVERYBODY on Welfare and EBT is usually flat broke. That is precisely why the protestors are not there.


9 posted on 07/20/2016 8:03:48 AM PDT by eyeamok (destruction of government records.)
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To: Donglalinger

Kinda what I was thinking. Shades of ‘68 chitcago moving to Philly next week.


10 posted on 07/20/2016 8:03:54 AM PDT by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

“Or they could be holding their fire for Thursday night.”
Riots only help Trump,Soros isn’t renting buses for that


11 posted on 07/20/2016 8:04:08 AM PDT by Donglalinger
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Why would anarchists, racists and all the other assorted mayhem makers protest/disrupt their own kind - Dems?


12 posted on 07/20/2016 8:04:48 AM PDT by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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open carry...that’s the difference


13 posted on 07/20/2016 8:05:40 AM PDT by RummyChick
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To: C19fan

They r scared of Bikers 4 Trump!


14 posted on 07/20/2016 8:05:44 AM PDT by Renegade
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They will be in Philadelphia,get ready for mayhem

Let's hope. It is their mentality, burn their own crap down.

15 posted on 07/20/2016 8:05:45 AM PDT by riri (Obama's Amerika--Not a fun place.)
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To: Arthur Wildfire! March

There was not enough popcorn and beer on the planet for watching **that** little fracas (grin)


16 posted on 07/20/2016 8:06:29 AM PDT by Salgak (You're in Strange Hands with Tom Stranger. . . .)
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Where is everyone? Preparing for the DNC convention where they belong.


17 posted on 07/20/2016 8:06:51 AM PDT by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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"Why would anarchists, racists and all the other assorted mayhem makers protest/disrupt their own kind - Dems?"

This is just a taste of things to come

Democrats struggle for unity as protesters swarm Netroots convention https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jul/17/democrats-netroots-convention-hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders

18 posted on 07/20/2016 8:08:56 AM PDT by Donglalinger
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Should have spent more money on their rent-a-mob.


19 posted on 07/20/2016 8:09:48 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: nevergore

At least with Trump we have a candidate who is worth protesting ;-)


20 posted on 07/20/2016 8:10:41 AM PDT by bigbob (The Hillary indictment will have to come from us.)
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