Posted on 05/06/2019 9:23:21 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Prepare yourselves.
President Donald Trump will host a rally at the Aaron Bessant Park Amphitheater on Wednesday in Panama City. So what should attendees expect? A #MAGA rally doesn’t hold to the script as tightly as many political events, but you can count on characteristic spectacle.
We spoke with some of the political figures planning to attend and here’s what they told us to expect.
1.Major Crowds
Packing the house has long been a tradition for Trump, even when polls showed weakening support in 2016. So expect a serious show of strength as the President arrives in Florida’s conservative Panhandle. “I predict a larger, more enthusiastic crown than [Joe] Biden could draw by several multiples,” said U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, a Fort Walton Beach Republican.
The Trump ally of course taunted the former Vice President and Democratic frontrunner. Attendees can probably expect more of that too.
2.A Visit by the Governor
Gov. Ron DeSantis owes much of his success, particular in last year’s GOP gubernatorial primary, to the President. As the Governor rides a wave of post-election popularity and a successful first session, he plans to return the favor.
Republican Party of Florida Chair Joe Gruters confirms DeSantis will address the crowd. DeSantis and Gaetz for the moment hold the prominent spots on the program before Trump takes the stage.
3.Throwing Down a Gauntlet
This rally serves as the first presidential campaign stop in Florida before the President faces a re-election vote in 2020. He has campaigned in the Pensacola area while driving up energy for a Senate race. But this event will be about Trump staking his claim in the state he calls a second home.
“This will be the first one of many, many, many trips to Florida,” Gruters promises.
4.Touting Hurricane Recovery Money?
Well, this feels less certain. Congressional leaders say they are near to a deal regarding disaster relief. A stop in Panama City, which took the brunt of Hurricane Michael damage, seems the perfect place for Trump to trumpet progress. That depends, of course, on a dealing being struck by then. We’re guessing the topic comes up either way.
5.A Kind Reception
While polls show Trump has taken a hit since the release of the Muller Report, that doesn’t mean he’s not an odds-on favorite to win the Panhandle. “Northwest Florida has been a victory lane for Republican Governors, Senators and Presidents,” Gaetz boasts. “We’re proud to do it. And we love President Trump.”
Expect Florida to be a swing state in 2020. But the Panhandle will be Trump Country on Wednesday and through November.
I guess I missed that bit of fake news...
And we can also expect the media to 1) either totally ignore the rally (expecially if it’s as big as we know it will be, or 2) find something negative to say, no matter how trivial.
What planet is the reporter from?.......................
Florida has been a swing state for 20+ years, but since Ron DeSantis became gubbernor, his actions are making Floridians become more conservative leaning. It still might be a swing state, but since Broward County has been semi-cleaned, and Miami voter rolls are being cleaned and scrubbed, it won't be such a nail biter.
And number 6, Trump will come out of the rally refreshed and revitalized. He seems to be most comfortable at the rallies. He needs them to rejuvenate himself after the hell of Washington. He should be doing more of them, but not necessarily in states that he should carry easily to begin with.
I'll go with number 2.
Usually there is a media blackout to cover a shooting, N Korea missile or some made up crisis.
Trump is now polling higher than ever before. These craven imbeciles wouldn’t know the truth if it bit them in the ass.
Add in true patriotis and an orator unparalleled in their skills of communication since the days of Cicero
This article was waaaaaay less snarky than most articles. The writer is pretty clearly not a Trump supporter, but he did a decent little write-up about the event. He’ll lose alot of friends for being inadequately hateful.
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