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'Wild' Trump revives spirit of '16 -- but can it work a 2nd (and 3rd) time?
CNN Politics ^ | August 1, 2018 | Stephen Collinson

Posted on 08/01/2018 12:53:35 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

No one knows better than President Donald Trump what worked for him in 2016, and now he's going back to the well -- trusting no one but himself -- to stave off the threat of a Democratic rout in November that could cripple his presidency.

At a rowdy rally in Tampa, Florida, on Tuesday night that invigorated a crowd that booed Trump's enemies like it was a wrestling bout, the President showed exactly why he's itching to get back on the road for multiple rallies every day ahead of the midterm elections.

Trump will not be one of those presidents who only grudgingly tears himself away from the weighty affairs of state to campaign for party lawmakers. And if he suffers the traditional first-term bloody nose from midterm voters, it won't be because he didn't campaign hard enough.

"It's a lot easier to act presidential than to do what I do. Anybody can act presidential!" Trump declared, before tottering across the stage in a parody of a presidential walk, mocking the Oval Office conventions he has shredded since his inauguration, and admitting he likes to be a "little wild, have a little fun" at rallies....

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Florida; Campaign News; Parties; State and Local
KEYWORDS: 2016; 2018midterms; campaigning; fl2018; rally; trump
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Multiple rallies a day? I like the sound of that! And unlike a Fauxcahontas or Crooked Hillary rally, they'll be full, standing-room-only, with large crowds inside and outside.
1 posted on 08/01/2018 12:53:35 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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he likes to be a "little wild, have a little fun" at rallies....

Who knew that a billionaire could be so much fun?

2 posted on 08/01/2018 1:01:22 AM PDT by Cowboy Bob ("Other People's Money" = The life blood of Liberalism)
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He is entertaining and informative at the rallies.


3 posted on 08/01/2018 1:08:42 AM PDT by jospehm20
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

In the case of the south....I think he could line up six arenas in three days, every single week. You just go and mention in Huntsville, Alabama that he might be showing up and 15,000 people will be asking where and what time. Pretty much the same case in Mississippi.


4 posted on 08/01/2018 1:42:58 AM PDT by pepsionice
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Trump knows his base...they are with him 100%...no matter what. You are about to witness a campaign like you have never seen before. Trump will do at least forty of these massive wild, positive, high turn out voter rallies. These Trumpster voters will go to vote by the millions. Democrats will not have an enjoyable, joyous election night..once more!!!

Depending on losers like Obama, Clinton, Biden to fire up the Democrat base is a lost cause. Obama hides in his Washington, DC, “Walled Mansion” rather then being on the campaign trail and, Hillary Clinton is simply insane. Case closed and, old, Joe biden is braindead!!!


5 posted on 08/01/2018 1:43:38 AM PDT by JLAGRAYFOX (Defeat both the Republican (e) & Democrat (e) political parties....Forever!!!)
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:Trump knows his base...they are with him 100%...no matter what...."

Yes he does and his base will be out in droves to support their President Trump.

Notice how CNN never shows the size of the crowd at these events, not wanting to admit they are FULL to capacity?

6 posted on 08/01/2018 2:00:00 AM PDT by Sa-teef
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WTF believes this poll? How the hell can TRUMP be UNDERWATER by this much with INDEPENDENTS, White Women & Voters 65 & Older?

This is the Quinnipiac Poll where I think they have TRUMP's Approval at only 39%

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA



7 posted on 08/01/2018 2:12:51 AM PDT by KavMan
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My mistake, I mean the GENERIC BALLOT Poll not TRUMP
8 posted on 08/01/2018 2:14:16 AM PDT by KavMan
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I believe Trump barely won the white woman vote in 2016, but in my blue state trashing Trump has become the most common attempted form of social bonding among women.

You can’t have any meeting or discussion or casual encounter without at least one woman virtue signalling by dumping on Trump—with other women rushing in to agree with and endorse the reference, statement or joke.

I have taken to calmly stating my support for Trump in any such situation. I figure it makes a difference.


9 posted on 08/01/2018 2:56:40 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: JLAGRAYFOX

Trump knows his base...they are with him 100%...no matter what.
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Q has coined the meme for the President’s supporters - WWG1WGA. I’m waiting to see this message start sneaking into the Trump roadshow. Then, the media will really have meltdown.


10 posted on 08/01/2018 3:18:07 AM PDT by iontheball
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

As if Obozo didn’t have a continuous campaign


11 posted on 08/01/2018 3:23:22 AM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

None of Trump’s 15 or 16 opponents in the primaries came even close to attracting crowds all over the country, and that includes Jeb Bush & Ted Cruz.


12 posted on 08/01/2018 3:33:06 AM PDT by entropy12 (1 Mil Daca is the shining object to hide 30 mil low quality LEGAL immigrants in last 25 years)
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The noise maker activists are not the majority. Women’s unemployment rate is at 65 year low. That is the voting block which counts in addition to married women raising kids.


13 posted on 08/01/2018 3:36:11 AM PDT by entropy12 (1 Mil Daca is the shining object to hide 30 mil low quality LEGAL immigrants in last 25 years)
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This is the Quinnipiac Poll where I think they have TRUMP's Approval at only 39%

This 'poll' is 1177 voters nationwide.

When you see this kind of 'poll' know that it uses 11% of it's sample from commiefornia, which is going almost 100% against Trump...rigged before they start counting.

14 posted on 08/01/2018 4:04:25 AM PDT by USS Alaska (Kill all mooselimb, terrorist savages, with extreme prejudice! Deus Vult!)
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To: 9YearLurker

I noticed yesterday most of the protesters in Tampa were women. What are they protesting? Don’t they understand GDP 4.1, low unemployment, a great economy.


15 posted on 08/01/2018 4:07:13 AM PDT by Atlantan
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The only “protests” I say was against Acosta, of CNN...the source of this article.

It was a sight to behold.


16 posted on 08/01/2018 4:15:32 AM PDT by FrankR (IF it wasn't for the "F-word", and it's deritives, the left would have no message at all.)
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To: 9YearLurker

You are reaching, strengthening, and reassuring the myriad of voters who don’t want to provoke conflict but know at heart that POTUS is changing America for the better.


17 posted on 08/01/2018 4:23:12 AM PDT by JayGalt (You can't teach a donkey how to tap dance.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I always watch his rallies. The speeches are largely routine, but there’s almost always something new in each one. But, the thing I enjoy most is watching and listening to the reaction of the crowds. RSBN does a great job showing the crowds, before, during and after each event. Sometimes there transmission is a bit rough in spots, but overall they do a good job.

Last week I watched a Pence speech, and it was what you would expect from a career politician, rather boring by comparison to a Trump event, and nowhere near the crowd.


18 posted on 08/01/2018 4:27:50 AM PDT by euram
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To: entropy12

Maybe not nationally, but they sure are in my area.


19 posted on 08/01/2018 4:33:19 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: iontheball

The day Trump quotes Q is the day he begins to lose his base. I know because I am part of his base.


20 posted on 08/01/2018 4:59:32 AM PDT by ThePatriotsFlag (We are getting even more than we voted for.)
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