[Cboldt]

-- I'm just blown away how Trump's team did this! And, how much time did they have to put this together??? Less than a day?? --

There was some speculation that his team suggested canceling the appearance, that a rally in the shadow of the unrest would not play well. Speculation continued that Trump saw this as an opportunity to shift from rally presentation to policy presentation.

And yes, the multiplier on timing, but also the multiplier on surprise. The networks did not have time to game a response in advance.

[djstex]

Good strategy

[STARLIT]

Pence crowd. Lots bigger than Hillary's.

[STARLIT]

Vaughn Hillyard ‏@VaughnHillyard

3h3 hours ago

Roswell, Mike Pence is coming for ya