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This Donald Trump crowd shot from Florida will wow you
WaPo ^ | Chris Cillizza

Posted on 01/14/2016 5:22:33 AM PST by RoosterRedux

Donald Trump took his front-running campaign for the Republican presidential nomination to Pensacola, Fla., on Wednesday night. And, holy cow, did people come out in droves to see him.

Here's a photo of the crowd taken by WaPo's own Jenna Johnson.

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Trump's campaign claimed it gave out 20,000 tickets; the arena holds 11,500 people. According to Jenna's reporting, there were "at least 11,000" in attendance and "several thousand more were turned away."

Large crowds are the rule, not the exception, at this point for Trump. He had 8,000 people in Lowell, Mass., earlier this month; more than 2,000 showed up in Burlington, Vt., -- not exactly a conservative enclave -- to hear Trump speak last week.

I've written a lot about crowd sizes this election and how they remain an uncertain indicator of actual support. But, Trump's ability to draw thousands and thousands of people to hear him speak this close to actual voting -- we are 19 days from the Iowa caucuses -- suggests to me that the enthusiasm and passion he has sparked among a certain segment of the GOP base isn't going anywhere any time soon.

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


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: cubancanukboyted; democrat; elections; fl2016; immigration; tds; trump; trumpamerican; trumpnotowned; trumprebellion; trumptroll; trumpwasright
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To: mongrel

WTF are you talking about?


141 posted on 01/14/2016 6:16:04 AM PST by Rebelbase
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To: Rebelbase

See my #118 for details.


142 posted on 01/14/2016 6:16:50 AM PST by mkjessup (Islam is the ENEMY of all civilized people. Obama is a Muslim. What's that tell ya?!?)
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To: sparklite2
Does the term "Reagan Democrat" ring a bell?

I learned a day or two ago from a helpful FReeper that nearly all the "Reagan Democrats" are dead, as is Reagan, so that term is no longer meaningful, and the phenomenon to which it refers can no longer happen. /s

143 posted on 01/14/2016 6:17:45 AM PST by Fresh Wind (Falcon 105)
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To: mongrel

Lol! You must’ve typed that while your teeth were clenched!

Don’t you think Cruz is a good candidate for a psychistric evaluation? His nervous reaction during his interview with Bret Baier was somewhat disturbing. It’s out there. I’ve seen people comment on it.


144 posted on 01/14/2016 6:18:05 AM PST by Vision Thing
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To: navymom1; mongrel
I emailed a few of mongrel's posts to the Trump campaign, no need to call.

I am sure Trump's lawyers will address Mongrel's concerns right away.

Trump's lawyers are always quick to respond to libel.

145 posted on 01/14/2016 6:19:36 AM PST by RoosterRedux (Long is the way and hard, that out of Hell leads up to light - John Milton, Paradise Lost)
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To: mongrel

And you’re probably not a pedophile, no matter what I’ve heard.


146 posted on 01/14/2016 6:19:48 AM PST by austinaero
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To: Vision Thing

No, I’m happy, having the time of my life. I’m going to make FreeRepublic great again!


147 posted on 01/14/2016 6:19:58 AM PST by mongrel
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To: RoosterRedux
As Ted Cruz said in his humorous audition for joining the cast of the "Simpsons", EXCELLENT!!

Ted was damn good too!
148 posted on 01/14/2016 6:20:34 AM PST by mkjessup (Islam is the ENEMY of all civilized people. Obama is a Muslim. What's that tell ya?!?)
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To: River Hawk; All

mongrel is doing a riff on the things Trump has said about that other guy’s birther issue. I guess he thinks it’s funny.
if you ignore him, he’ll eventually go back to his sleeping bag and get a nap. i can tell he’s very tired


149 posted on 01/14/2016 6:20:58 AM PST by true believer forever (Trump 2016 - I never knew an entire country could have an ephiphany!)
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To: mongrel

And what about Cruz’s need for a psychiatric evaluation?


150 posted on 01/14/2016 6:21:16 AM PST by Vision Thing
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To: RoosterRedux

That’s great that you contacted Trump for me so he could get in front of this concern by others that he is mentally ill! I hope they get ahead of this thing. We wouldn’t want it to hurt him down the road.


151 posted on 01/14/2016 6:22:05 AM PST by mongrel
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To: mongrel

And don’t claim that you’re going to make FR “great again”. FR is already great. And you’re the last troll we need to be the face of FR.


152 posted on 01/14/2016 6:23:36 AM PST by mkjessup (Islam is the ENEMY of all civilized people. Obama is a Muslim. What's that tell ya?!?)
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To: mongrel
re>We don’t want people thinking that Donald Trump is mentally ill.

Mongrel...you have proven to all here who is mentally ill.

153 posted on 01/14/2016 6:23:49 AM PST by IC Ken
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To: mongrel
A lot of people are talking about Donald’s mental illness and we don’t want it to take him down.

Aren't you just adorable. The only problem is, Cruz actually wasn't born in the U.S.A. He's going to have many that doubt he's a citizen.

You may not like it but Trump knew how to put the focus on Cruz, in a bad way, and garner more free publicity for himself. "The Art of the Deal" wasn't written by a fool, much to your chagrin.

154 posted on 01/14/2016 6:25:08 AM PST by CAluvdubya (<------- has now left CA for NV, where God and guns have not been outlawed!)
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To: mkjessup

I love great! You don’t love great! FR is great!


155 posted on 01/14/2016 6:25:10 AM PST by mongrel
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To: mongrel

You seem to have some good ideas about fixing Free Republic.

Maybe you should make some suggestions directly to the management?

While you’re at it, please remind them to fix the software that inserts garbage characters in place of quotation marks and apostrophes.


156 posted on 01/14/2016 6:25:47 AM PST by Fresh Wind (Falcon 105)
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To: CAluvdubya

Donald is good. That’s great! We wouldn’t want the focus to slip toward Trump and the questions about his mental illness.


157 posted on 01/14/2016 6:26:15 AM PST by mongrel
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To: mongrel

Mongrel, it is a demo meme, nothing more. Donald is fine.


158 posted on 01/14/2016 6:26:54 AM PST by buffaloguy
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To: dforest; mongrel

Some losers, oddly, like to be seen losing, and losing it out loud and in public. TDS concern trolls, like this one, I use for my best example. Ever heard better BS, anywhere? LOL!


159 posted on 01/14/2016 6:27:25 AM PST by RitaOK ( VIVA CRISTO REY / Public education is the farm team for more Marxists coming)
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To: mongrel

Your post is stupid.


160 posted on 01/14/2016 6:27:58 AM PST by nikos1121 (December 25, 2016 will be the merriest Christmas of all for me.)
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