Trump moved his Asheville venue to a smaller space.

[Cattledog]

2500 seats. 1600 tickets issued.

I'm sure there will be 100,000 outside who couldn't get in.

[Johnny2X2X]

1. The fact he's defending NC right now is significant

A few weeks ago, hNC was an after thought, he barely had to pay attention to it. Now it's tied. He's only made 4 campaign stops in the last 3-1/2 weeks, this will be his 5th and 2nd in NC.

[bullimiami]

32. He's not defending NC from Asheville. It's the bluest part of the state.

[moose65]

43. Uh, not really

The city of Asheville is a blue island in a sea of red, but it's hardly the "bluest" part of NC.

The bluest part is the Durham/Chapel Hill area.

[bullimiami]

50. Well. Concentrated blueness. Not total. It's not a big place.

[PXR-5]

2. Too funny

I almost had coffee our my nose hearing of this 🤧

[getagrip_already]

3. He can only get 1600 in north carolina?

Sheesh, a small town bbq will draw more than that.

How pathetic. Weak.

[obamanut2012]

5. This is Asheville

I am surprised he could get 500.

[getagrip_already]

7. North carolina aint that large....

Its only 2 hours from charlotte.

Lots of red meat areas to draw from.

Still pathetic and weak. Imho.

[obamanut2012]

15. I'm from NC, I know, but it's still a weird venue

It makes much more sense to not have it in Buncombe County.

[Coexist]

21. I know?! I wonder if he owes $$ to venues that make more sense

He'll be in cow pastures soon

[Think. Again.]

57. Didn't he get shot at in a cow pasture a few weeks ago?

[bullimiami]

33. Exactly.

[bullimiami]

51. He's a weird guy. Right?

[Traildogbob]

12. Step outside the

City limits and it is instant Red MAGA.
It’s in the district of Meadows, Cawthorn and whoever the latest idiot is in that seat.
Asheville is one if the countries most diverse brewing cities in the country. We love our beer. Not that NASCAR Swill brewed from the runoff of the Track urinals.
A huge drag community there, Vance could blend in Well.
I do hate the greased Hog show is coming to soil such an awesome city.
Toxic Cleanup will be needed of the venue.
Those MAGA’s will be ready to shoot stuff as they try to figure out how to get outta those parking decks. No attendants, no cash. 😂😂😂😂😂.
No parking like Tractor pull venues. And the MAGA jacked up trucks will not fit in the decks.

[LisaM]

23. Not entirely.

I was just in Black Mountain and it's pretty liberal there.

[Traildogbob]

31. That's not just outside the city limits

It’s a few miles down 40 East. And it, Black Mountain, is an awesome city.
But Buncombe County outside the city limits of Asheville, ya probably not safe with Kamala flags on your vehicle. All Dollar stores, Gun shops and Churches.

[IA8IT]

58. Asheville and Black Moutain Great places. don't leave food in your car. Bears

NC congressanal (congressional) districts split Asheville in two 2010 gerrymander. I think that ended 2010 and damage is done.

[LisaM]

64. Yeah, we saw lots of bears.

We were very careful about food!

[Traildogbob]

65. Absolutely.

[bullimiami]

38. One year MoogFest was there and it was near Halloween.

The whole city was a party.
Music everywhere, mad costumes.

[Traildogbob]

40. Asheville AND

Black Mountain are really fun cities. Tons of music always, artist of every type, great Food and some of the most and best breweries in the country.
And while you are having g fun there, ya rarely see a MAGA.
I hate they are dragging their filth into the city for that asshole. Toxic cleanup. The Parking Decks will be trashed with Bud cans, fast food trash and tobacco spit.

[yardwork]

61. Ah, the Asheville parking decks! On a rainy day!

[birdographer]

24. Oh, I imagine this entire small town

where I live, a tad over an hour from Asheville, will fill the place.

[TheKentuckian]

36. That was my thought too. What is the next stop Austin?

[Zoomie1986]

66. He'd get a big crowd in Austin

It has plenty of MAGA in and around the city. More than enough to fill a good-sized arena. You do realize that Austin is why Alex Jones is famous now...right?

Do the math.

[moonscape]

59. Right around Asheville is quite red. Even

Asheville has Trumpers to pull.

[obamanut2012]

4. 1. why the hell is he going to very liberal Asheville? and 1. lol

I've been in those spaces, and the ones he is in is really quite small.

lolololol

And, why Asheville and not The Sand Hills, Yadkin County, Pender County, etc.?

[Dulcinea]

14. That was my question too.

Asheville is a very blue area.

NC is full of locales where he could draw more people, but if he wants to waste his time & money, fine by me.

[obamanut2012]

16. Exactly.

[wishstar]

54. Probably just so MAGAs can 'stick it to the libs'

and hope that anti-Trump protestors cause a scene to give them a reason to rail about out of control violence in a Democratic city. Last time he was in downtown Asheville there was a violent confrontation between spectators.

[flakey_foont]

6. Asheville is one of the most progressive towns in NC

I may be wrong, but I don't think it is going to go all that well for him

[birdographer]

25. Asheville folks will stay home, but

people in my town an hour away, and all the other surrounding red towns, will show up. He has picked the epicenter, and it doesn't matter how blue it is given the MAGAts living all around it.

[blm]

29. Right near Hendersonville which IS majority Republican.

[Traildogbob]

44. It is Republican

But because of the extreme wealth that reside there.
Those rich repubs probably did not want to Host Trump, and drag that MAGA scum into their hood.
They live their votes but want no part of being in close proximity of them.

[Traildogbob]

8. The Thomas Wolf

Auditorium made him pay $87,000 up front for the venue. This is also a very classy theater. It will have to have a Toxic Cleanup company come in after.
Side note, A comedy club down the street has Stormy Daniels doing a show Friday. 🤗🤗🤗

[Wicked Blue]

9. Soon he'll need to book phone booths and rant to himself

Assuming there are any phone booths left.

[LoisB]

10. LOL.

[Kid Berwyn]

11. Americans don't like traitors.

Same for idiot greedheads.

[Raftergirl]

13. I heard from an acquaintance that people are securing tickets who have no intention of going.

No idea if this is true or not.

There is also a 7000 seat space in same complex where he is having his rally Either he couldn’t pay up front for it and/or knew he would t be able to fill a place that size.

And Asheville made him pay up front $82k to hold his rally there.

https://www.newsweek.com/trump-campaign-forced-pay-north-carolina-city-82k-advance-rally-1938769

[Dulcinea]

17. Rumor has it that happened in Atlanta too.

People reserved tickets who were never going to go.

[missingm]

37. The ticket thing is fake

You don't need tickets to get in. It is first come first seated. The online ticket thing is just to add to mailing lists for donations and GOTV.

[ashredux]

18. There are a ton of artists, old hippies, and very progressive people in Asheville. Not gonna draw big crowd.

[yellowcanine]

19. They probably plan on busing in most of them.

They will bribe them with Big Macs and Diet Mountain Dew.

[Deep State Witch]

41. And Witches

Lots of Pagan folks there in Asheville. As I said to one of my friends, "looks like you have quite an opportunity there...."

[ashredux]

49. 😂

[BadgerMom]

20. On Threads there's a post asking those in NC who understand the assignment

to get those tickets and show up for the nonsense. A few loud objections to his schtick would be delightful.

[wishstar]

56. As a local resident, I'd prefer Dems just stay home and ignore the event

because last time he was here in 2016, there was an ugly confrontation that was all over news for weeks and an anti-Trump protestor (older woman) got assaulted and pushed down onto the sidewalk and case ended up in court.

[MLAA]

26. 100,000 that couldn't get in (for some reason) and another 100,000 the fire chief turned away.

You made me laugh loudly!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

27. TFG knows he can't fill the room!

Link to tweet

[ChazInAz]

47. 1200 people?

I've been to larger Regional Burns!

[walkingman]

28. I seriously doubt many locals will participate - mostly carpetbaggers.

[unblock]

30. Someone running for state rep might be able to draw a bigger crowd. Sad!

[twodogsbarking]

34. Try the ball room at The Holiday Inn or Econo-Lodge. Should handle the crowd.

[moose65]

45. Haha

The breakfast room at the Econo-lodge would be a better fit for ole Trumpy!

[MoonchildCA]

35. I follow the Asheville subreddit, as my daughter lives there.

Many of them said they are getting tickets with no plans to attend.

[Coexist]

42. nice

[KPN]

39. So the crowd will look bigger.

[struggle4progress]

46. I hear Harris surrounded his original venue with a fake crowd of AI people

[PortTack]

48. Supposedly this is his managers pushing him to do smaller venues

[Buns_of_Fire]

52. I understand the charming Mark Robinson will also be there.

I wonder how hard it would be to smuggle in a vuvuzela or two or three or twenty...

[Coexist]

55. He. Is. The. Worst.

[RandySF]

53. "Overflow crowd!"

[wiggs]

60. None of the outlets I've seen this morning, when reporting on his NC rally, have mentioned that he had to

pay for the arena IN ADVANCE because the city DOESN'T TRUST HIM to pay after the fact.

Seems relevant to me, before an election, that the candidate of a major party isn't trustworthy and is a deadbeat.

[wishstar]

62. Asheville Citizen-Times reported him paying over $80,000 in advance but

their report today didn't mention his failure to pay bills at other locations.

[Cheezoholic]

63. Sneaking feeling this is an attempt to sow public violence for free "TV Ad's". I have lots of friends in NC and SC

especially Asheville, Spartanburg, Columbia Charleston strip that would have no problem taking a Trumpanzies diesel pipe of their mini flag waiving monster trucks and shoving it right up their ass. I have friends in Asheville, people who grew up there, they know how to handle these assholes.

The fear is The Felon may be trying a "Charlottesville" strategy, booking small indoor venues in very blue college towns that are embedded in what he believes, MAGAT states where 9 out of 10 people will die for him. (that numbers a sincere joke by me).

Bringing a few drunk truckloads into a place like Asheville is like some white teenage fantasy 50's gang movie to him. He's looking for trouble to get attention. With his ear scab preventing him from going outside anymore, his lack of cash and his 2020 trail of unpaid venue debt he's like someone whose got a credit score of 150 who has to pay everything cash upfront.

He can't lie about the crowd sizes inside these places so in order to get the airplay he desires he's gonna bring his "brown shirts" to a college town near you. His handlers aren't pushing him to book smaller places, it's all he can afford. There's a reason Journey can't sell out football stadiums anymore, their both fucking dinosaurs whose flashy BS acts are old and done. (Sorry if you're a Journey fan, except for their first album that nobody but me and 3 other people ever listen to, they suck IMO )

Fuckers an idiot.