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hlthe2b

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8. How do they avoid getting bombarded by Trump campaign texts from now to eternity?

Reply to honest.abe (Original post)

Sun Jun 21, 2020, 08:14 AM

Jun 2020

Maybe some could register "throw-away" cell phones, but surely not all?

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K-Pop Fans Sabotaged Trump's Under-Attended Tulsa Rally [View all] honest.abe Jun 2020 OP

So Brad's "death star" got taken down by "the force." Botany Jun 2020 #1

Very good point about the data. honest.abe Jun 2020 #3

Use the force Joe B. Botany Jun 2020 #5

Must have been a fun trip Scarsdale Jun 2020 #7

Oh it would be such a shame zeusdogmom Jun 2020 #30

and i wonder how much it cost us ? ( the public) AllaN01Bear Jun 2020 #33

Probably the same as a golfing trip. ...nt 2naSalit Jun 2020 #40

Bravo! Vinca Jun 2020 #2

"Millions of tickets" DonaldsRump Jun 2020 #4

Oops Canoe52 Jun 2020 #42

The most impressive thing about this Cirque du So-What Jun 2020 #6

If anyone on Trump's team truly believed there were 1 million ticket requests for a rally in Tulsa, tanyev Jun 2020 #10

I bet a few people suspected Scarsdale Jun 2020 #12

Exactly. Amazing they pulled this off undetected. honest.abe Jun 2020 #18

Indeed! I wonder if the fake tickets blocked trumpers from obtaining one? mysteryowl Jun 2020 #55

How do they avoid getting bombarded by Trump campaign texts from now to eternity? hlthe2b Jun 2020 #8

Instructions were given... N_E_1 for Tennis Jun 2020 #13

Those go to burner accounts they'll never use again /nt localroger Jun 2020 #14

I'm getting bombarded and I don't even go to right wing web sites. mtngirl47 Jun 2020 #15

i feel so old! samnsara Jun 2020 #9

Exactly what I was thinking! Thank you! Lulu KC Jun 2020 #54

Best Saturday Night Live... ever! N_E_1 for Tennis Jun 2020 #11

I wonder if that really had that much effect on attendance. Arkansas Granny Jun 2020 #16

I think it turned off a lot of Tulsa people by originally scheduling it on of all days Juneteenth. LiberalArkie Jun 2020 #39

It didn't really drive attendance down, but what it did was stoke the idea.... George II Jun 2020 #17

Yep.. the best part was they built that stupid overflow area. honest.abe Jun 2020 #19

Local economy boost Boomer Jun 2020 #24

+1 dalton99a Jun 2020 #28

he won't pay scarytomcat Jun 2020 #63

....and the children shall lead us.... Happyhippychick Jun 2020 #20

Yes, I was thinking the same when I posted this. honest.abe Jun 2020 #21

Amazing and slightly terrifying Hip2bSquare Jun 2020 #22

Im deep in the fandom & happen to be Gen X leighbythesea2 Jun 2020 #51

Hmm..I don't know.. Maxheader Jun 2020 #23

I think it was phone number based and they were able to generate bogus numbers that appeared legit.. honest.abe Jun 2020 #25

The real story is magats stayed home. C_U_L8R Jun 2020 #26

Indeed, but this K-Pop story makes Trump and his campaign look like fools. honest.abe Jun 2020 #27

They may have stayed at home... sheepfarm Jun 2020 #31

It looks like the Trump campaign got a right dose of their own medicine! sheepfarm Jun 2020 #29

Somewhere, Dick Tuck is smiling mikeargo Jun 2020 #34

They didn't really "sabatage" the rally per se. ForgoTheConsequence Jun 2020 #32

Not buying it. Hulk Jun 2020 #35

This is not saying this reduced the number who attended. honest.abe Jun 2020 #38

We can't give K-Pop fans all or even most of the credit... Fiendish Thingy Jun 2020 #36

Right, I dont think anyone is saying this caused the reduced numbers.. honest.abe Jun 2020 #37

And... 2naSalit Jun 2020 #43

Yes.. exactly. honest.abe Jun 2020 #45

Indeed Thekaspervote Jun 2020 #49

There was a maximum number of 2 tix per phone number sobenji Jun 2020 #48

But no limit on total tickets available nt Fiendish Thingy Jun 2020 #56

The limit was is so they can collect more numbers for their database. ForgoTheConsequence Jun 2020 #62

This doesn't surprise me, I actually expected it to happen FakeNoose Jun 2020 #41

Love it! connecticut yankee Jun 2020 #44

God bless them. sinkingfeeling Jun 2020 #46

Teenage girls do love their secrets :) denem Jun 2020 #47

This from Twitter leighbythesea2 Jun 2020 #50

Cybersabotage! The New Political Guerilla War Tactic! panfluteman Jun 2020 #52

Trump team got punked. Lovely day for America riversedge Jun 2020 #53

I think this over-hype may have actually discouraged more to come LiberalLovinLug Jun 2020 #57

Dementia Donnie would've had a nice rally ... area51 Jun 2020 #58

This is IMO not a good thing. BadGimp Jun 2020 #59

The tickets were free and unlimited. ForgoTheConsequence Jun 2020 #61

They made Trump look stupid bragging about 1 million attendees, but they didn't keep people away. SunSeeker Jun 2020 #60

But you know Trump (and/or his surrogates) are going to lie about it though ... mr_lebowski Jun 2020 #65

The data set derived from this event is "slightly" skewed Zambero Jun 2020 #64