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jberryhill

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14. How many Trump supporters are we talking about?

Sat Mar 12, 2016, 02:01 AM

Mar 2016

For the last 24 hours there's been the guy who punched the protester at a Trump rally, and there have been previous incidents involving what amount to handfuls of people engaged in scuffles at rallies attended by thousands of people.

Trump supporters don't tend to show up at Clinton or Sanders rallies, because they don't care to hear what Clinton or Sanders have to say.

It's really not at all difficult to avoid going to campaign rallies of candidates one detests. Honest - it's really simple.

But I suspect some Trump supporters are going to get this notion of "turnabout is fair play" and start showing up in places where their presence is not welcome. And if you think supporting a decent candidate is some kind of magic character trait that uniformly applies to every individual in a crowd of thousands of people, then you have a disappointment in store.

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Thank You Protesters For Doing To Trump What They Should Have Done To Hitler [View all] scottie55 Mar 2016 OP

I think it's so amazing that so many protesters were willing to go inside that arena! CoffeeCat Mar 2016 #1

UIC faculty, staff and students had strongly objected the school's letting Trump use their facility hedda_foil Mar 2016 #23

If it becomes a habit, how long before Trump supporters retaliate? Albertoo Mar 2016 #2

We Have Entered Another Dimension Albertoo scottie55 Mar 2016 #5

Then Trump supporters are going to say Bernie is doing a Russian 1917 on America Albertoo Mar 2016 #10

Precisely jberryhill Mar 2016 #7

We Must Show Restraint scottie55 Mar 2016 #9

How many Trump supporters are we talking about? jberryhill Mar 2016 #14

He tried to come preach hate at arguably one of the most diverse Kittycat Mar 2016 #32

'Zactly Albertoo Mar 2016 #11

Trump Was Being Allowed To Get Away With His Hate Speech scottie55 Mar 2016 #13

This is the US - you can "get away" with any speech you like jberryhill Mar 2016 #15

^^^ +++ ^^^ Albertoo Mar 2016 #16

Jberry - Trump Is Not Speaking Into A Vacuum Any More scottie55 Mar 2016 #17

And they feel the same way you do. jberryhill Mar 2016 #19

Trump is selling hate and bigotry and racism. DCBob Mar 2016 #28

Well people here in Chicago are celebrating then I get home and so many on DU are Person 2713 Mar 2016 #3

Were there not orchestrated efforts by the "fright wing" to disrupt town hall leading up brewens Mar 2016 #4

How About Disrupting Counting Ballots In Florida scottie55 Mar 2016 #6

Yup. Get every hungry little RW shitstain we can and send them down there! n/t brewens Mar 2016 #8

Two wrongs don't make a right Albertoo Mar 2016 #12

OK, You win! BEST HEADLINE OF THE NIGHT! Kip Humphrey Mar 2016 #18

The protests lancer78 Mar 2016 #20

Trump could take a dump on a US flag in the middle of a stadium Doctor Jack Mar 2016 #21

Someone lancer78 Mar 2016 #22

Sitting around and waiting for Trump to implode was the Republican's strategy Doctor Jack Mar 2016 #24

No lancer78 Mar 2016 #25

The writing is already on the wall for the general election Doctor Jack Mar 2016 #27

Dr. Jack - Very Well Said scottie55 Mar 2016 #31

WOW!!!! Wish I said that. Power op. Thanks!!! BigBearJohn Mar 2016 #26

Completely agree. DCBob Mar 2016 #29

Exactly right! Glitterati Mar 2016 #30

Well done Chicago. GOLGO 13 Mar 2016 #33