Posted on 01/07/2016 10:22:41 AM PST by McGruff
The city of Burlington is scrambling to react to Donald Trump's decision to issue close to 20,000 tickets for a Thursday night rally at a theater that seats only 1,400 people.
Anticipating overflow crowds and a number of planned protests, the city's police department took the unusual step on Friday of issuing a lengthy statement warning in part, "We reserve the prerogative to enforce the law in cases where expression or free movement throughout the city is unreasonably stifled through intimidation, force, obstruction, destruction of property, etc., or any other unlawful act."
The campaign's decision to issue tens of thousands of extra tickets comes after reports that supporters of Bernie Sanders -- the city's onetime mayor whose presidential campaign headquarters sits across a park from the site of Thursday's rally -- and other progressives have been requesting tickets en masse in an attempt to leave seats empty and embarrass Trump. Political campaigns, including Trump's, regularly issue more tickets for events than venues can hold to account for no-shows, but the scale of this overflow ticketing is extraordinary.
The Burlington Police reported that of the tickets issued, at least 6,500 have gone to people with valid emails who have confirmed their intent to show up.
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Apparently the CoP is not a big Trump fan.
The department’s warning only contributes to locals’ expectation that Thursday night’s rally will create a brouhaha here like nothing in recent memory. “That’s basically unprecedented for the police to issue a statement like that,” said former Burlington city councilor Ed Adrian.
Even before the decision to issue extra tickets, many citizens viewed Trump’s decision to depart from the typical primary campaign trail and to come to this liberal bastion as something of a sneak attack. “It’s caught everybody a little bit by surprise, and no one expected him to come here and he announced it in the middle of the holidays on New Year’s Eve,” said James Haslam, executive director of Rights and Democracy Vermont, one of several groups planning protests. “In many ways it’s smart. People were not necessarily prepared. People have been kind of scrambling around this thing.”
Sounds like he planned a complete cluster in Lib Central. On purpose.
Where’s the like button?
Planned protests accidentaly surrounded by Trump supporters.
That event should be good for about 20 interruptions from the commie protesters in the audience. Hopefully they will get overly stoned beforehand in mom’s basement and forget to attend.
With all the Heroin up there it’s likely the ODs will be abundant.
They should start a rumor that Trump is giving out free weed. That will bring the lefties out in great numbers.
Can’t wait for the live thread tonight..
Note the difference between GOP-e plan and Trump’s.
He is going to Blue States as well as Red States.
No one believes VT will ever be in play but he understands to win in 2016, he will need to pickup Blue States.
Rove’s plan to win was to turn Red States Purple
One plan is Offensive, the other Defensive.
“Sounds like he planned a complete cluster in Lib Central. On purpose.”
Any chance this could backfire? Suppose a surplus of attendees do show up. Will they be angry they can’t get in? Because they can’t find parking?
Hope his speech will be broadcast. At least they’ll be able to hear it while stuck in traffic.
Its not a Democrat Rally...its a Trump Rally!
There’s a thread in the sidebar. I guess Fox will have it streamed.
TRUMPNADO
I love that!
LOL
18600 people will likely OD before he arrives so I doubt the fire marshall will have too much with which to concern himself
Wonder how many conservative Upstate NYers will cross the lake to see him!
All five most likely. Assuming three havent left the sate yet.
Crowd Gathers to Greet Donald Trump in Bernie Sanders Territory
Hours before Donald J. Trump was set to hold a rally in the Flynn Center here, a crowd of supporters, hecklers and curious observers braved freezing temperatures to get a glimpse of the Republican presidential candidate who dared to set foot on the traditionally liberal turf of Senator Bernie Sanders.
“I think he’s smart, and he has the best chance of winning support and maybe flipping the state,” Daniel Nadeau, 22, of St. Albans, Vt., said of Mr. Trump. “Bernie is my No. 1 choice, and Trump is No. 2. They’re not that different.”
Wow! Trump may get some Bernieacs?
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