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Silent3

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6. They were responsible for the hyped expectations, and that's more important.
Sun Jun 21, 2020, 11:15 AM
Jun 2020

If the Trump campaign had known the actual number of people who really wanted to attend, and saw that it was only around 6,200, then they'd have made social distancing an excuse and have required it so they could say the stadium was as full as it could be, or they'd just have cancelled the whole event, maybe claimed there was an "Antifa" bomb threat, etc... anything, ANYTHING to avoid last night's embarrassment.

Those teenagers and K-pop fans DID punk Trump's fat ass, no doubt about it!

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He didn't even draw 1% of Tulsa county Under The Radar Jun 2020 #1
They are responsible for the pre-bragging... lame54 Jun 2020 #2
Sure enough. Counting hatchlings before they hatch. yonder Jun 2020 #17
Now they have yolk on their face lame54 Jun 2020 #18
True, but they did help to make the Trump campaign look incompetent.... buzzards97 Jun 2020 #3
Exactly! And welcome to DU! Hermit-The-Prog Jun 2020 #7
Good points. Maybe only the true die-hards showed up. JudyM Jun 2020 #9
Excellent points. Solly Mack Jun 2020 #11
I agree with everything you wrote except the Phoenix61 Jun 2020 #4
Unfortunately it looks like millions took the time to watch the rally on the Internet / TV PTWB Jun 2020 #8
And millions saw an empty stadium kurtcagle Jun 2020 #15
Its way, way, way too early to say he 'lost the election last night' PTWB Jun 2020 #16
I think you are right about the COVID part Bradshaw3 Jun 2020 #5
They were responsible for the hyped expectations, and that's more important. Silent3 Jun 2020 #6
Did not a Grama from Iowa Wellstone ruled Jun 2020 #10
Mary Jo Laupp deserves credit for her organizing the passing of the generational Torch. Budi Jun 2020 #14
Disagree. Think they had a lot to do with low turnout. MrsMatt Jun 2020 #12
But mouth-breathers like to hang out with other mouth-breathers. Nevilledog Jun 2020 #22
trump might also have scared a lot of his own supporters with talk of dangerous antifa BComplex Jun 2020 #13
Exactly this! This number was the number of people who thought it was worth their time ProfessorPlum Jun 2020 #19
+1 Nevilledog Jun 2020 #23
It.Was.Self.Inflicted ProfessorGAC Jun 2020 #20
Teens probably had something to do with the insanely high crowd estimates though. brush Jun 2020 #21
Let's take Pascale at his word. Nevilledog Jun 2020 #24
Exactly.. I was thinking this last night. Cha Jun 2020 #25
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