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This Donald Trump crowd shot from Florida will wow you
WaPo ^ | Chris Cillizza

Posted on 01/14/2016 5:22:33 AM PST by RoosterRedux

Donald Trump took his front-running campaign for the Republican presidential nomination to Pensacola, Fla., on Wednesday night. And, holy cow, did people come out in droves to see him.

Here's a photo of the crowd taken by WaPo's own Jenna Johnson.

*snip*

Trump's campaign claimed it gave out 20,000 tickets; the arena holds 11,500 people. According to Jenna's reporting, there were "at least 11,000" in attendance and "several thousand more were turned away."

Large crowds are the rule, not the exception, at this point for Trump. He had 8,000 people in Lowell, Mass., earlier this month; more than 2,000 showed up in Burlington, Vt., -- not exactly a conservative enclave -- to hear Trump speak last week.

I've written a lot about crowd sizes this election and how they remain an uncertain indicator of actual support. But, Trump's ability to draw thousands and thousands of people to hear him speak this close to actual voting -- we are 19 days from the Iowa caucuses -- suggests to me that the enthusiasm and passion he has sparked among a certain segment of the GOP base isn't going anywhere any time soon.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: cubancanukboyted; democrat; elections; fl2016; immigration; tds; trump; trumpamerican; trumpnotowned; trumprebellion; trumptroll; trumpwasright
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To: nopardons

I agree.


381 posted on 01/14/2016 2:24:21 PM PST by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: mongrel

You’re LYING THROUGH YOUR TEETH!
Caught in a lie....you backtrack pretty fast; you benighted, mendacious, puerile, little git !


382 posted on 01/14/2016 2:25:48 PM PST by nopardons
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To: stephenjohnbanker

If things are THIS bad now ( and they ARE horrid ), what’s it going to be like after Trump has won in Iowa, N.H., and S.C.?


383 posted on 01/14/2016 2:27:32 PM PST by nopardons
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To: nopardons; stephenjohnbanker
I understand that earlier today, some poster posted a thread, asking JR to remove any Trump supporter who has a newish signup. That's REPREHENSIBLE !

Our Esteemed Founder has taken care of that:

This thread has been pulled.
Pulled on 01/14/2016 11:10:43 AM PST by Jim Robinson
reason: nonsense


384 posted on 01/14/2016 2:28:07 PM PST by mkjessup (JimRob: "It's Trump or Cruz, all the others are amnesty pimps" And the man is RIGHT!)
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To: mongrel

What “people” are bringing up Donald’s mental illness besides your silly self?

You’re fortunate that he’s a public figure, otherwise I think you could be sued for libel. And with him, he easily could have his lawyers checking in to the possibility anyhow. I understand you’re not playing with a full deck, but someone needs to tell you there’s a line you don’t cross ‘cause there could be trouble on the other side.

Just sayin’.


385 posted on 01/14/2016 2:30:34 PM PST by MayflowerMadam (Bless the beasts and the children, for in this world they have no voice... they have no choice)
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To: mkjessup
That's what I had heard. Thank you for the confirmation!

OTOH, that this was posted at all, truly was reprehensible and that poster should be given a time out, at the least.

386 posted on 01/14/2016 2:32:23 PM PST by nopardons
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To: mkjessup; nopardons

Jim caught another one : )


387 posted on 01/14/2016 2:32:43 PM PST by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: nopardons

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3322225/posts?page=127#127

(We’ll see what happens with my post above....)


388 posted on 01/14/2016 2:47:33 PM PST by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: RoosterRedux

What other presidential candidate gets this many people to come to political rally? This was in Penscola, Florida last night. Over 20,000 people came to see Trump. Compare this to Jeb or the memorized parrot Rubio who never said uttered an original line in his political life. Ditto for the other side.

According to political professionals less than 1% of your supporters will actually come out and see you. Trump has over 20,000 supporters show up to one event on a Wednesday night, and this is not an anomaly!

Furthermore, I have no doubt if this was Jeb or Rubio getting these numbers, then the media would be saying this race is already over. Instead of attempting to sabotage it and push their Establishment sell out rat candidates.


389 posted on 01/14/2016 2:48:14 PM PST by Enlightened1
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To: musicman
WOW....great post and spot on!

BRAVO !

390 posted on 01/14/2016 2:49:35 PM PST by nopardons
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To: Enlightened1

Very well stated !


391 posted on 01/14/2016 2:50:35 PM PST by nopardons
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To: stephenjohnbanker

Yes, he did. :-)


392 posted on 01/14/2016 2:51:10 PM PST by nopardons
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To: nopardons

(Thanks!!)


393 posted on 01/14/2016 2:52:06 PM PST by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: nopardons

Thanks!


394 posted on 01/14/2016 2:53:51 PM PST by Enlightened1
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To: mongrel
You're lying through your teeth and NOT doing a good job of it!

You need to take some time away from posting, relax, and get your derangements under control.

395 posted on 01/14/2016 2:54:11 PM PST by nopardons
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To: musicman
My pleasure!

Just as very bad posts should be called out, so should very good ones be applauded. :-)

396 posted on 01/14/2016 2:55:50 PM PST by nopardons
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To: Enlightened1

You’re very welcome and you deserved the reply I made to you.


397 posted on 01/14/2016 2:56:37 PM PST by nopardons
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To: alstewartfan

Lots of people go to Free Shows. they don’t charge for those campaign appearances do they?


398 posted on 01/14/2016 3:21:00 PM PST by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><> GO CRUZ!!!!)
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To: RoosterRedux

That photo has to be phoney, Trump peaked weeks ago, I know cause Cruzheads told me.


399 posted on 01/14/2016 3:31:15 PM PST by free_life (If you ask Jesus to forgive you and to save you, He will.)
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To: mongrel; musicman

That response might have flown except for one thing.

You and I had this conversation on 08/08/2015.

Link to help finding the following:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3322225/posts?page=94#94

You posted 97.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3322225/posts?page=97#97

I responded 121. ( I think )

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3322225/posts?page=121#121

I can’t find the whole dialogue now, but I challenged you. You stated you didn’t know what it meant.

I’m not sure if more than one thread was involved, because I can’t find all the dialogue now.


400 posted on 01/14/2016 3:31:57 PM PST by DoughtyOne ((It's beginning to look like "Morning in America" again. Comment on YouTube under Trump Free Ride.))
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