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The Thrill Is Gone: Only 750 Turn Out to See Former President Obama in Far-Left California
GP ^ | September 9,2018 | Joe Hoft

Posted on 09/09/2018 8:27:42 AM PDT by Hojczyk

Far left George Soros related Think Progress reported over the weekend about former President Obama’s event in Anaheim, California –

ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA — Former President Obama made his first campaign stop of the midterm elections in Orange County, California Saturday to stump for seven Democratic House candidates running in districts currently held by Republicans but that Hillary Clinton won in 2016.

About 750 people attended the event at Anaheim Convention Center, where Obama delivered a short speech centered on unity and the “politics of hope.” And, after a story about getting kicked out of Disneyland when he was caught smoking in the Magic Kingdom after a concert as a teenager, Obama issued an impassioned critique of Trump and the state of American democracy and encouraged the crowd to back the candidates he came to support.

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


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: anaheim; barackobama; belongsinbloggers; blog; california; obama; sidebarabuse
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To: PGR88

61 posted on 09/09/2018 9:19:23 AM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: VanDeKoik

The real question is not how many chairs, but how many of the MSM were counted toward the attendance.


62 posted on 09/09/2018 9:20:02 AM PDT by PJBankard (Heaven has strict immigration policies. Hell has open borders.)
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To: Hojczyk

barack hussien Sheehan...


63 posted on 09/09/2018 9:21:17 AM PDT by novemberslady
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To: FrankR
Everyone knows he can’t recite “Jack and Jill” without his prompter, so he’d be a stuttering mess trying to figure out his next line.
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“Uhhhh, Jack, and Jill, went up a uhhhh, hill, uhh, goin’ up a hill is where we were all goin’ in my administration, huh, Donald Trump doesn’t even know where the hill IS, uhhh, I can tell you that, uhhh, anyway, anyway, there were Jack and Julie, goin’ up that hill, I believe they were fetching something, uhh, maybe a breathalyzer, no, that’s if you’re caught drinking, I mean an inhaler, free under Obamacare unless you got a little jack in which case there is a moderate fee, under my plan, but now where were that wonderful couple, uhhh, Jack, and Jerome? Remember in my, uhhh, administration finally gays could uhh, marry and live in freedom, not that I am gay, uhhh, no, but I am flattered to be called, uhh, the first gay president, for my policies, mind you, because I was the most inclusive President, I really did bring pride, uhh, and look what you’ve got now, ummm, Donald Trump wants all gays locked up, right?? We can’t have that! Uhhh, yeah, uhh. Ya all better get out there an’ vote! Gay, black, Hispanic, we need all a your votes! Oh yeah, uhh, Jack was fetching something. He was on a, like a, ummm, high hill, with a view to the future, uhhh, where do we see his country going? Forwards like in my, uhhh, presidency?”

64 posted on 09/09/2018 9:24:00 AM PDT by Yaelle
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To: Hojczyk

A reliable indicator of who is in the lead is to look at attendance at rallies.

Low rally attendance indicates low voter enthusiasm.


65 posted on 09/09/2018 9:26:40 AM PDT by Presbyterian Reporter
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To: Hojczyk
No surprise.

When he was running for reelection in 2012, many of the venues had small attendance numbers.

In many, they darkened upper seating areas or closed off unused floor space, to make it appear fuller.

This is probably why one article earlier today suggested that Trump's inaugural photos were photoshopped to make it appear the crowd was larger:

66 posted on 09/09/2018 9:30:27 AM PDT by TomGuy
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To: Cowgirl
For sure. But I'm more interested in the hashtag: Take “it” Back. Question, what is “it”? If it's America, why not say, Take America Back?
67 posted on 09/09/2018 9:31:45 AM PDT by ResistorSister (Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong. I Cor. 16:13)
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To: Hojczyk
Alright, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my closeup.
68 posted on 09/09/2018 9:36:22 AM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: laplata

I have heard this was by invitation only. Can this be verified?


69 posted on 09/09/2018 9:38:31 AM PDT by Irish Eyes
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To: Jeff Chandler
From the picture it looks like 1600 seats or less than half attendance. Trump's events are standing room only and still thousands are left outside .
70 posted on 09/09/2018 9:41:35 AM PDT by Nateman (If the left is not screaming, you are doing it wrong.)
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To: Hojczyk

That’s 749 too many.

He was #750, so he doesn’t count.


71 posted on 09/09/2018 9:44:29 AM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: Hojczyk
The ‘press’ did their best to show the crowd as larger than it was with a ‘view’ from behind the 8th row... the row that was last in the room.

And Obama had an ‘organizer’ who directed applause - same thing used by late night comics and other phonies... It was obvious when the person who direct an applause line that wasn't suppose to be one...

I was embarrassed for Obama... embarrassed for democrats...

Democrat phonies tried so hard (with help from corrupt journalists) to make it look like a Trump rally. They failed.

How many people at the Obama rally were 'democrat activists' and NOT ordinary citizens? And how many 'buses' were parked outside - buses that brought in rent-a mob-union guys... Dreadful.

72 posted on 09/09/2018 9:44:38 AM PDT by GOPJ (Democrats offer Tech Thugs all the CHEAP LABOR they want... while shafting American workers)
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To: P-Marlowe

Listed capacity is 756 ...


73 posted on 09/09/2018 9:45:34 AM PDT by TexasGator (Z1)
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To: gibsonguy

” I looked it up the capacity is 7500.”

That is the capacity of the arena side of the convention center. 0bama’s speech was in one of the rooms on the south end.

DJT had a rally one the arena side in 2016, drew about 3500. It was an early afternoon event so the arena was not at capacity.


74 posted on 09/09/2018 9:48:00 AM PDT by chrisinoc
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To: Hojczyk

This was a Democrat/Obama controlled event with 750 party faithful low life invited to attend. You, the public will see very little of either Obama or Clinton attending “massive open to the public” political rallies like POTUS, Trump’s huge rallies.

Most all of their vain, weak, activities will be tightly controlled, contrived, managed events. Fact is: there is no one in the Democrat Party that can come near to reaching the drawing power of POTUS, Donald J. Trump...period.

The wonder boy of the Democrat Party (Obama) has already failed miserably in his mission. Instead of being “The Wonder Boy of the Democrat Blue Wave”...Obama is nothing more, but “The Pajama Boy” he really is!!!


75 posted on 09/09/2018 9:51:28 AM PDT by JLAGRAYFOX (Defeat both the Republican (e) & Democrat (e) political parties....Forever!!!)
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To: ALX

That is not what the crowd pictures looked like, many many college age kids.

http://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anaheim/obama-takes-the-stage-at-rally-in-anaheim/


76 posted on 09/09/2018 9:54:34 AM PDT by JayGalt (You can't teach a donkey how to tap dance.)
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77 posted on 09/09/2018 9:54:56 AM PDT by Liz ( Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.)
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To: KarlInOhio

haha


78 posted on 09/09/2018 9:56:15 AM PDT by nikos1121 (Trump w/ Cabinet to the press:"You're free to stay or to go, as I believe in a free press." lol)
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To: Hojczyk
At Trump rallies, you have thousands outside who can't get in.

At Obama rallies, you have hundreds inside who can't wait to get out.

79 posted on 09/09/2018 9:56:34 AM PDT by SamAdams76 ( If you are offended by what I have to say here then you can blame your parents for raising a wuss)
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To: Hojczyk

Small room. Why would you use a small room? Probably because they saw the tiny line of people waiting to come in, so they moved it from a large auditorium at the Anaheim Convention Center to this little one.

80 posted on 09/09/2018 10:01:18 AM PDT by Right Wing Assault (Kill-googl,TWITR,FACBK,NYT,WaPo,Hlywd,CNN,NFL,BLM,CAIR,Antifa,SPLC,ESPN,NPR,NBA)
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