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DeminPennswoods

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22. Both sides use these visual tricks

Reply to Nexus2 (Reply #17)

Fri Oct 30, 2020, 01:04 PM

Oct 2020

I did a little volunteering for Kerry/Edwards in Philly. That was also Sen Casey's first campaign for Senate (vs Santorum). Anyway, Casey was going to be interviewed on one of the news channels, so about 10-12 of us were asked to stand directly behind Casey, hold signs, make noise and make it seem like we were scores more supporters than our actual numbers since the camera shot wouldn't show all the open space behind and around us.

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The size of Trump's rally crowds: Has there been an objective report on them? [View all] Nexus2 Oct 2020 OP

im totally convinced they are packed with paid actors samnsara Oct 2020 #1

I have wondered if many of his fans are plants or the equivalent of 'Deadhead' Nexus2 Oct 2020 #4

Saw an interview with on guy who said it was his 32nd or so rally Maeve Oct 2020 #12

The Amish men and Catholic nuns behind him recently dawg day Oct 2020 #6

He still has tens of millions of Trve Believers. Mariana Oct 2020 #21

Why disturbed? David__77 Oct 2020 #2

Anything that hints of positive news for that 'man' worries me. Nexus2 Oct 2020 #5

No it wasn't disturbing at all. Votes are what matters. Demsrule86 Oct 2020 #3

The Florida rally did look to me to be a lot bigger than usual. Solomon Oct 2020 #7

They have been a bit larger, but a fair bit of it is repeaters. GoCubsGo Oct 2020 #8

Great. Bringing more cvid back to CA. n/t moonscape Oct 2020 #15

Wasn't there a story recently about a good number of them being paid actors??? SKKY Oct 2020 #9

I've only seen some 'questionable' figures in the crowds or pointed out online recently. Nexus2 Oct 2020 #13

I don't know about the rallies but his supporters are even more energized than in 2016 doc03 Oct 2020 #10

Yeah, it might be overly cynical, even paranoid but I do feel some worry about the new voters. Nexus2 Oct 2020 #16

Who cares how big his rallies are? Codeine Oct 2020 #11

MSNBC, iirc, showed a picture of a DeminPennswoods Oct 2020 #14

Thanks, I was wondering if there some camera tricks employed along with Trump's delusions of Nexus2 Oct 2020 #17

Both sides use these visual tricks DeminPennswoods Oct 2020 #22

Who cares? Thankfully the media is mostly ignoring it. Statistical Oct 2020 #18

Per the police report in Nebraska - Ms. Toad Oct 2020 #19

Thanks! Nexus2 Oct 2020 #20