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Originally Posted by southernnaturelover
Why would anyone want to get assaulted that angry mob outside? Easier to just watch on TV.
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Yup.
Who would want to run the gauntlet now?
With this rally coming so soon after the violence in Charlottesville, it was a given that there would be a mob outside of the convention center grounds.
Anyone who wanted to go inside still had to park their car and get back into it. Common sense would naturally keep a lot of Trump's supporters away.
That photo wasn't fake. I presumed there was going to be a riser behind Trump, because it makes a good visual to have a wall of people behind him.
If the room had been packed, you know there would have been many photos of the crowd. Trump's crew knew beforehand the crowd would be light; that was why there was only one small riser section that was erected on the floor.
The actual crowd size wasn't important anyway.
The TV visuals were, and that's the only reason the rally was held. Was there any crowd noise? Nope. Nothing like it would have been if there had actually been a packed room. Was there any stray movement going on? Nope. Nobody was seen jockeying for a better view.
This whole thing was as staged as it could be. Phoenix didn't want him to come, but Trump had to put on another episode of his little show to keep feeling important.
What I found interesting was Trump's crew selected only the best-looking folks to go stand behind him on the riser. I didn't see any raggedy rednecks in that bunch, or really old or overweight people. They really cherry-picked the crowd before the show went on the air.
All the TV crews were restricted to just one small area directly in front of the podium. I never saw any other shots at all. They were probably blocked on 3 sides so no shots of the total crowd could be taken. That's basic campaign technique.
The most interesting of all to me was a set of twin ladies who stood behind him wearing red caps. They were photogenic as all getouts, and they were both made up to the nines. Great for visuals.
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