[SamAdams76]

Thanks for the thread. This time I will be an active participant as I will be attending (or at least trying to attend) tonight's rally. I do have tickets but that does not mean guaranteed admission as there is often an overflow. Out of concern for my wife, who doesn't do well in the heat, I probably won't get in line until around 4 or 4:30 - after the sun gets a little lower in the sky. Going to be a scorcher in Connecticut today.

This seems to be a fairly small venue for a Trump rally. I believe around 2,500 people is the capacity but if they put chairs on the floor, they might be able to squeeze in 3,000 plus. I aim to be one of them! Tickets are already "sold out" - meaning no longer available on the Trump website.

Going to take a ride by there this morning with the dog to get a lay of the land. This is basically right down the street from my house. I live on the Newtown/Easton town line so I just jump on Route 59 (Sport Hill Road), go about 10 miles, take a left on Jefferson (just past the Merritt Pkwy) and I'm there. Nothing but farms, woods and residential areas all the way there.

By the way, you have New Fairfield starred on you map. The rally is actually in Fairfield, which is on the "Golden Coast" of CT. To the south lies Westport, Norwalk, Stamford, New Canaan and Greenwich - a very high income area and one of the wealthiest - if not the wealthiest- part of the nation. Just to the north is Bridgeport, which is truly an urban hellhole. Fairfield is the buffer between the gritty coastal towns to the north (Bridgeport, New Haven, Milford) and the affluent NYC suburbs I mentioned earlier to the south.

The economy here in Connecticut is pretty poor. Lot of businesses closing or moving out of state (such as GE). Lot of "for Sale" signs in front of residences. Very, very high taxes and the politicians threaten to raise them even more. I work in New York City so I get double-taxed! But at least my job there is fairly safe.

I think this state is ripe for a Trump victory in November. The Democrat governor (Malloy) was re-elected only by the skin of his teeth in 2014 and he's more unpopular now than he was then. Many neighbors and people I speak to down here are openly for Trump and are fed up with politics as usual.

I will report back in after I take a ride past the Sacred Heart University rally location. An easy 15-20 minute ride each way.

[Jane Long]

I think this state is ripe for a Trump victory in November. The Democrat governor (Malloy) was re-elected only by the skin of his teeth in 2014 and he’s more unpopular now than he was then. Many neighbors and people I speak to down here are openly for Trump and are fed up with politics as usual.

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From your keyboard, Sam!!

Have a safe trip...both times :) Praying you all make it in and have a great time. Looking forward to your reports.

[DollyCali]

Oh Sam - SO GLAD you’ll be attending. You know the routine so will be there early enough to get in

Have a blast screaming BUILD THAT WALL and LOCK HER UP

Looking forward to your pix and observations. Hope you get a handshake!

[libertarian27]

Please get protester counts - and what times you counted them.
Types of signs they sporting, types of yelling.
Pictures!

Please be safe, Bridgeport is a stones throw away, literally.

(for the heat, bring a ‘throw away umbrella’ for standing in line for shade...’throw-away’ mist bottle of water to help cool down)

[exit82]

Looking forward to your report,Sam.

How cool it is that Trump is coming right down the street from you. You have to commute so far to NYC for work and for your visits to Trump Tower.

So he came to you!

Here in southern DE we are under a heat warning too. The heat index will be in the low 100s today. This is day three of four for us.

Bring some water for the line and headgear.

Hope the missus does fine out there.

We will listening for you when you chant “Lock her up!”