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.
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WTF are you talking about?
See my #118 for details.
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
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.
I am sure Trump's lawyers will address Mongrel's concerns right away.
Trump's lawyers are always quick to respond to libel.
And you’re probably not a pedophile, no matter what I’ve heard.
No, I’m happy, having the time of my life. I’m going to make FreeRepublic great again!
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
And what about Cruz’s need for a psychiatric evaluation?
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.
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.
Mongrel...you have proven to all here who is mentally ill.
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.
I love great! You don’t love great! FR is great!
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.
Donald is good. That’s great! We wouldn’t want the focus to slip toward Trump and the questions about his mental illness.
Mongrel, it is a demo meme, nothing more. Donald is fine.
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!
Your post is stupid.
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