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Even Trump's most trusted advisors didn't expect him to fare this well. Almost a year ago, recruited for my public relations and public policy expertise, I sat in Trump Tower being told that the goal was to get The Donald to poll in double digits and come in second in delegate count. That was it. The Trump camp would have been satisfied to see him polling at 12% and taking second place to a candidate who might hold 50%. His candidacy was a protest candidacy.-snip-I don't think even Trump thought he would get this far. And I don’t even know that...

A group of First Amendment-loving patriots collectively known as “Bikers for Trump” planned to show up in droves at GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump’s rally in Wisconsin this week to protect both the boisterous front-runner and his ardent supporters — and their arrival on Tuesday did not please the anti-Trumpers one single bit. “Patriotic Bikers, from all across the United States are planning to show up at ALL future TRUMP rallies to make sure that any paid agitator protesters don’t take away Mr. Trump’s right to speak,” the group announced on Facebook. “Or interfere with the rights of Trump...

A Trump protester was punched and kicked several times while being escorted out of a rally in Tuscon, Ariz., by police. According to reports, the protester was wearing a white KKK-style hood. A fellow protester can be seen in a video wearing the same hood. Police immediately handcuffed the attacker, a black man. The protestor was wearing a hood while saluting, presumably referring to KKK/Hitler, before he was punched & kicked https://t.co/BfioarhaBR — Noah Gray CNN (@NoahGrayCNN) March 19, 2016 Trump called out the hooded protesters early on in the rally. "He’s a disgusting guy," Trump said. "That is a...

As of last night, some 5,000 people were slated to gather in Columbus Circle at noon in order to walk en masse to the Trump Tower while waving about signs and giving the 68-story building a stern talking to (as Trump himself is 2,500 miles away in Arizona). I can't find much in the news about it. Nothing on the TV apparently. There's a couple of wire reports in Google News that talk about "hundreds" of protesters that actually showed up and from what I can gather, they are still there shouting at the building and probably will be for...

"Protesters in favor of illegal immigration plan to hold major rallies in Phoenix and New York City protesting Donald Trump's stance on the question." Video interview with Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke, who says the so-called protesters are Anarchists. "This isn't protests, anyway, let's not mis-identify this ok? This is rebellion, this is an anarchist's movement. They specialize in fear, and intimidation, and chaos, and they do it in the name of virtue."

Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump denied on Tuesday that he said he was looking into paying the legal fees for a man who is accused of punching a protester at one of Trump's rallies. "I didn't say that. I haven't looked at it yet. And nobody's asked me to pay for fees," Trump said on ABC's "Good Morning America." A man was filmed sucker punching a demonstrator at a Trump rally last week in North Carolina. John McGraw, 78, is reportedly facing assault charges in the attack. On Sunday's "Meet the Press," Trump said he "actually instructed my people to...

In the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo attacks, most “conservative” media in this country were quick to proclaim the sanctity of our First Amendment rights and properly blamed the terrorists and their fanaticism. Later, John F’n Kerry was rightfully derided for blabbering about understanding the rationale for the attack; the typical, knee-jerk leftist attitude to these things. But what happened last Friday at a planned Trump rally in Chicago was a deliberate, organized, blatant and ultimately successful (by their measure) denial of the First Amendment rights of those gathered for the rally. Their success came from creating an atmosphere of...

The usual suspects of local radical leftists were instrumental in organizing the anti-Trump rally protest in Chicago on Friday. Chicago ANSWER ANSWER (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism) Chicago is the Chicago franchise of an international network started in the wake of 9/11 and among the first to protest against a response in Afghanistan; since then the group is involved in most of the radical left’s favorite causes: anti-capitalist, pro-union, open borders, anti-war, anti-police causes. The day after the Trump rally the group was holding a forum entitled “Taking Action to Support Palestine.” “We will have a report...

An already ugly presidential campaign has descended to a new level - one where the question is no longer whether Donald Trump can be stopped on his march to the GOP presidential nomination, but whether it is possible to contain what he has unleashed across the country. Violence at Trump's rallies has escalated sharply, and the reality-show quality of his campaign has taken a more ominous turn in the past few days. [Snip] GOP political consultant Stuart Stevens, who was a top strategist for 2012 nominee Mitt Romney, said Trump's rhetoric is "almost verbatim" what segregationist George Wallace was saying...

REDSTATE CALLS ON FAR LEFT PROTESTERS TO BRING GUNS TO TRUMP RALLIES! RedState, a right of center website, formerly managed by Trump-basher Erick Erickson, is part of Townhall Media. The website claims it has three goals: 1) Educate conservatives 2) Motivate conservatives to get involved in the political process 3) Activate conservatives through RedState’s support and tools

As this election cycle continues and as the protests get louder, more violent I am left wondering if these events and events to come play into a larger, more evil plan.I can't help but think that at some point in the near future there will be a terrible event, an attack or attacks on the very fabric and heart of America and that these events will lead to an Obama dictatorship. I know it sounds a little crazy but I'm sure that there were many folks in pre-war Germany who felt exactly the same way, it could never happen here...could...

We must fight fire with fire. We must infiltrate Bernie and Hilary's rallies. We must have groups of people who interlock arms and sit in the middle of their rallies. We need to yell accurate statements like Rapist Enabler, Felon and Commie. We need to make them forcibly remove us. It's the best way to fight back and to take control of the dialogue. Also Trump needs to stop calling these people protesters. They are not protesters. They are infiltrators and disrupters.

“This is what democracy looks like!” jubilant insurgents screamed last night as they lay siege to the University of Illinois at Chicago pavilion, effectively choking off the exercise of free speech at the Donald Trump rally. “Black Lives Matter” activists, Bernie Sanders supporters and other assorted “revolutionaries” then stormed the streets and tussled with police, Trump backers and anybody else who got in their way.

Protest was the work of community organizers, socialists who know the Alinsky plan. Carefully orchestrated, and has less to do with Trump, and more to do with the fundamental transformation of the United States Professional Protesters have arrived in Chicago, and scored a win for their efforts to silence opposition to liberal left politics because they believe their freedom of speech is more important than anyone else’s, and all others must be silenced. The claim of hate-speech is an attempt to silence opposition. Trump’s verbalized positions regarding immigration and the influx of terrorists through the import of Muslim migrants is...

American citizens & voters....beware your First Amendment rights at in both grave peril and danger of being denied. The "Freedom of Speech & the right to assemble peacefully was ruthlessly denied last night in the city of Chicago, by anarchists from, Black Lives Matter, MovOn.org, Illegal Hispanic thugs & Democrat, Bernie Sanders supporters, enmasse. They caused the shutdown of a planned, peaceful gathering & political & support rally for Republican POTUS Candidate, Donald J. Trump & an estimated 25,000 of his supporters. You should also be aware that the media and, Republican opponents, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio & John Kasich.....openly...

Pro-gun group Open Carry Texas is planning to openly carry guns at this year's South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas -- and their demonstration on gun rights will coincide with President Barack Obama's keynote address at the event on Friday. Open Carry Texas has been bringing guns to the festival for the last two years, according to the Dallas Morning News. This year, members are planning to hold small info sessions during SXSW to "engage in conversation and education" about gun rights laws in the state and encourage young festivalgoers to "carry in lawful defense of themselves and others,"...

Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday called his Iranian counterpart to protest Tehran's latest round of ballistic missile tests, AFP reported. Iran and the United States have no formal diplomatic ties, but Kerry and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif built a close working relationship during negotiations for last year's nuclear accord between Tehran and world powers. The phone call comes several days after claimed to have conducted more ballistic missile tests. Furthermore, during those tests the head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards declared that Israel is "in range of most of our missiles." The United States says that a series...

Ted Cruz supporter William Temple was planning a walkout protest during his speech.More from Kristinn: Leading Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump abruptly canceled his scheduled speech at CPAC Saturday morning as his campaign announced an appearance in Wichita, Kansas the day of that state’s caucus.Likely factoring into Trump’s decision was a planned protest walkout during his speech at CPAC and the need to have a campaign presence in Kansas. The organizer of the walkout, William Temple, who parades around CPAC in colonial garb, told BizPacReview he expected one thousand CPAC attendees to participate in the Trump walkout. Temple organized a...

Rose Hamid, an Islamic protester who made headlines when she was removed from a Donald Trump rally in South Carolina Friday night and attempted to position herself as a victim of "Islamophobia" thereafter, has a history rife with extremist advocacy.