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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As they say.. “A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS”
Hope Trump knows that the Left wing GOP hated Reagan, too. They are both evil and stupid. The Dems are just evil.
I know you’re trying to be a full fledge rattle snake but so far you’ve only made it to garter snake. LOL
Kicking the sand mound and rattling the cage? What other purpose do you have?
I just happen to appreciate how mongrel took Trumps words with a different content and direction and exposed a lot of Freepers for the hypocrits they are after last week jumping on the band wagon regarding Cruz’s eligibility to run for the presidency,all mongrel did was Concern troll Trump the same way Trump Concerned trolled Cruz.Just to save time and BS I have clearly stated for month’s i will support Trump if he beats Cruz.
Thanks for the ping. We don’t need this here. BTTT.
Well at least Trump has a real, verifiable allegation behind his concern trolling. But point taken!
I’m going to vote for Trump if he beats Cruz in the primary. It’s that simple. I’m done fighting FOR Cruz on FR anymore. I’m going to wait until Feb 1 at this point.
I never thought in my wildest dreams (nightmares?) I’d ever have to defend Ted Cruz on freerepublic.com
Maybe some other website. Any other. But never on FreeRepublic.com
Never ever. (Shakes head in disgust and walks away...)
It looks like our establishment guys had a southern strategy to get the southern vote. Miss Haley and who knows how many others were part of the plan. The plan: look good, talk good—lots of patriotic talk, family values, second amendment etc. but keep away from a couple of subjects that the *big boys* don’t want to talk about such as the borders, immigration and thousand page trade bills.
By the way, I think this is the same plan that the *big boys* have been promoting throughout the rest of America. The governors and legislators are *owned* by the *big boys* and have been for generations. This is why we need Trump because he is not owned and he can start taking a sledge hammer to the whole Washington uber alles system that needs to be taken down.
Well at least Trump has a real, verifiable allegation behind his concern trolling. But point taken!
I’m going to vote for Trump if he beats Cruz in the primary. It’s that simple. I’m done fighting FOR Cruz on FR anymore. I’m going to wait until Feb 1 at this point.
I never thought in my wildest dreams (nightmares?) I’d ever have to defend Ted Cruz on freerepublic.com
Maybe some other website. Any other. But never on FreeRepublic.com
Never ever. (Shakes head in disgust and walks away...)
Exactly, I don’t care who supports who but i just wonder how many of these “Freepers” would be attacking Cruz if Trump had never entered the race, and for the majority of you who say you would have.......Your full of shit!!
..The Donald is the candidate the establishment should love. He’s attracting Democrats..
.It is impossible to win without attracting a good number of Democrats. Just like Reagan did.
Even if Cruz is pure as the driven snow he will be surrounded by the establishment handlers who will carefully guide him through the decision making. This has been done since FDR or earlier. The *wise men* are masters of the game as they have played many times.
Even if Cruz is pure as the driven snow he will be surrounded by the establishment handlers who will carefully guide him through the decision making. This has been done since FDR or earlier. The *wise men* are masters of the game as they have played many times.
You must mean the same way Cruz likes to be led around by McConnell?
..it’s crazy that people are bringing up Donald’s mental illness, but that’s why he needs to take care of the question...
You have to be a little crazy to run for President.
America first means the Constitution and also protecting America’s jobs. Our country has lost millions of manufacturing jobs and now other jobs as well. This is where the rubber meets the road. The establishment wants its special privileges and monopolies which they will not talk abut but they will talk about all of the issues that conservative Americans are concerned about. They have been cynically manipulating us for years with all of the *Bubba bait* issues.
America first means the Constitution and also protecting America’s jobs. Our country has lost millions of manufacturing jobs and now other jobs as well. This is where the rubber meets the road. The establishment wants its special privileges and monopolies which they will not talk abut but they will talk about all of the issues that conservative Americans are concerned about. They have been cynically manipulating us for years with all of the *Bubba bait* issues.
You are correct, it’s time to put a lot of other issues on the back burner and address this nations most pressing issues.....JOBS,ECONOMY AND NATIONAL SECURITY!
THANK you FRiend, you have done all FReepers a service with that research and information concerning the troll known as ‘mongrel’.
I suspect that the information you have assiduously provided is already in the hands of the United States Secret Service AND the Trump Campaign, and they will take whatever steps they deem necessary.
Keep on Trumpin’ !!
I will acknowledge my idiocy there with the use of the word frag. I did not know the literal meaning of the word until today. I had only understood it to have a metaphorical meaning of removing an assumed ally when they become more helpful to the other side. DoughtyOne described my negative reaction to Trump in that thread as “fragging” him, and I was responding to his statement, which clearly was metaphorical. I understood it in that context only, and my statement was to assert that I believe he deserves the negative treatment he was receiving from me. I in no way no knowledge of the literal meaning of the word.
Now that I know the meaning of frag, I deeply regret using it in response to DoughtyOne. It was inappropriate.
You lying little weasel. Someone should turn you in to the Secret Service.
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