Hmm I was actually there...and I was next to 2 sets of chicagoans in line—in front and behind me...they were Trump supporters...
I don’t think it is completely accurate to say that Trump supporters were White suburbanites...There were plenty of non-whites wearing Trump gear, and they looked local.
Also, I don’t know how many suburbanites came in to go to the rally...Altho I know the area well as I was on the UIC campus frequently for one of my kids’ sports—I know some people who don’t like to drive in the CIty and some were scared away by the threat of thugs.
You are probably right...I am just thinkin that it would not have gone down the way it did in Peoria. Chicago is to Peoria as Los Angeles/San Francisco is to Fresno out here in CA. “If it plays in Peoria”...both Fresno & Peoria are big test markets for companies...supposed to represent “Middle America” I guess.