Half Empty Arena for Trump Rally

[Elixir]

OMFG, the Blamer in Chief has his work cut out for him.
It was all the protesters. It was the Fake News Media. It was the Fake Reservations. It was the China Virus. It was the phase of the moon -
IT WAS ANYTHING BUT THE FACT THAT TRUMP'S SO-CALLED PRESIDENCY IS A DISMAL FAILURE

From the live shot it looks like the 19,000 capacity arena might have 10-11k people in it. There aren't enough people in the supposed "overflow area" for a pickup basketball game.

Is this a sign of things to come?

 

[Artemus]

I wonder if the campaign workers testing positive scared some sense into at least some people.

ETA: The campaign is of course blaming it on the media and protesters.

 

[T.G.G. Moogly]

Is this a sign of things to come?

Nah. There are plenty of idiots out there. I doubt this will repeat itself.

They're saying that radical protesters - that's funny shit - kept genuine enthusiasts away by blocking access at the metal detectors. Gotta love that much pluck.

 

[Elixir]

Is this a sign of things to come?

Nah. There are plenty of idiots out there. I doubt this will repeat itself.

They're saying that radical protesters - that's funny shit - kept genuine enthusiasts away by blocking access at the metal detectors. Gotta love that much pluck.

Yeah, their ad section is probably busy filming the incident as I write this, just hours after the event.

 

[bilby]

So you're saying that the arena was half full?

 

[T.G.G. Moogly]

So you're saying that the arena was half full?

Here's a link if you don't mind aljazeera

Trump campaign officials had said prior to the event that demand far outstripped the capacity of the venue.

But on Saturday night, almost half of the BOK Center arena were empty, and the campaign was forced to cancel an outdoor rally, after the expected overflow crowd did not show up.

 

[Shadowy Man]

So you're saying that the arena was half full?

No matter how many people would be in that arena, it would be some amount of empty.

 

[Testy Calibrate]

It's kind of hard to believe there are still people who believe Trump and police officers

 

[Rhea]

Glad most of the people were smart and stayed home.

Were there really protesters at the gates?

 

[Artemus]

Comments on The Hill are saying that the Tulsa Police gave a crowd size of 8,500. I can't find a link for that, though.

 

[hurtinbuckaroo]

Comments on The Hill are saying that the Tulsa Police gave a crowd size of 8,500. I can't find a link for that, though.

"This was the largest audience to ever witness a campaign speech, period.”

- Sean Spicer

 

[bigfield]

Fake News! The arena was full. You've never seen a more full arena:

 

[lpetrich]

Anti-Trump protesters 'interfere' with rally, campaign claims, as outdoor speeches canceled - Washington Times

Steve Schmidt, former campaign manager for John McCain in 2008 and a harsh critic of Mr. Trump, asserted that the Trump campaign was duped by anti-Trump teenagers requesting tickets.

“My 16-year-old daughter and her friends in Park City, Utah, have hundreds of tickets,” Mr. Schmidt tweeted at Mr. Parscale minutes before the rally was set to begin. “You have been rolled by America’s teens. @realDonaldTrump you have been failed by your team. You have been deserted by your faithful. No one likes to root for the losing team.”

“This will be the 1st time that POTUS speaks to BOTH crowds in person — inside & outside,” Mr. Parscale tweeted at the time.

Mr. Schmidt, a collaborator in the “Lincoln Project” of Republican operatives opposing the president, suggested the group was responsible for undermining the rally attendance.

“This is what happened tonight. I’m dead serious when I say this. The teens of America have struck a savage blow against @realDonaldTrump,” Mr. Schmidt said. “All across America teens ordered tickets to this event. The fools on the campaign bragged about a million tickets. lol. @ProjectLincoln.”

then
Brad Parscale on Twitter: "Radical protestors, fueled by a week of apocalyptic media coverage, interfered with @realDonaldTrump supporters at the rally.
They even blocked access to the metal detectors, preventing people from entering.
Thanks to the 1,000s who made it anyway! https://t.co/eM2nohMEy6" / Twitter
then
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter: "Actually you just got ROCKED by teens on TikTok who flooded the Trump campaign w/ fake ticket reservations & tricked you into believing a million people wanted your white supremacist open mic enough to pack an arena during COVID
Shout out to Zoomers. Y’all make me so proud. " / Twitter
then
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter: "KPop allies, we see and appreciate your contributions in the fight for justice too " / Twitter

 

[Ford]

This rally is like what happened to his reality show.

People forget that while "The Apprentice" was initially successful, the ratings declined steadily for six seasons.

Facing cancellation, the producers of the show (not Trump) revamped it as "The Celebrity Apprentice." Instead of young ambitious wannabe executives competing for a job with Trump (and really, how many of them do you remember?) it became C-list celebrities vying for money to give to their favorite charity.

That goosed the ratings initially. I mean, who doesn't want to see Gary Busey arguing with Meat Loaf? But it was plugging holes in a sinking ship. They're so desperate to keep the circus going that they'll do anything. The difference this time around is that they don't have the very competent producers of the TV show available.

If this were a reality show, it would be unceremoniously cancelled. Unfortunately, it's reality.

 

[barbos]

Bring back Sean Spicer! he can fix it!

 

[Cheerful Charlie]

Is this a sign of things to come?

Nah. There are plenty of idiots out there. I doubt this will repeat itself.

They're saying that radical protesters - that's funny shit - kept genuine enthusiasts away by blocking access at the metal detectors. Gotta love that much pluck.

occurred
I saw a report on that by an on the scene MSNBC reporter. It is nonsense. There were only a few protesters and the police pushed them back and the entry way was only closed a brief time as that , more as a precaution than anything else. Lots of lies about this from the Trump operation and far right nooz idiots. Storm in a tea cup.

 

[fromderinside]

Blunder Bluster and Thief Trump whines again. Half baked one calls for less prevention to half filled auditorium at his masterstroke of blatant stupidity in call to defeat covar-19 with number magic. Just ignore the news, the obits, the burdening of hospitals, the virus will disappear sez the empty one.

 

[TV and credit cards]

Yeah, when they think they might die from it, Trumpkins have them a coming to science moment. This should set the table for future rallies.

 

[Patooka]

Here are the highlights:

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUr4HCJe8Lk[/youtube]

Testing causes coronavirus. Huh - learn something new everyday. Also, cheering because a guy can drink a glass of water, yikes what a low bar.

 

[lpetrich]

Deep Blue DMV (DCMdVa) on Twitter: "@anonmsb @AOC Here's what you saw:
Grievance.
Grievance.
15 minutes bitching how West Point set him up.
Self-pity.
Assorted racist dog whistles.
Grievance.
Assorted other hatreds.
Request to do less COVID19 testing, kidding not kidding.
Attack on Congresswoman whose dad just died of COVID." / Twitter
Ilhan Omar