# Trump Crowds vs Biden Crowds **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [October 27, 2020, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-crowds-vs-biden-crowds/924062 "2020-10-27T21:13:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-crowds-vs-biden-crowds/924062/141 "2020-11-02T19:38:07Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Nickleback regularly drew crowds of over 10,000 in March, while Bob Dylan cancelled his tour. > > Therefore, Nickleback are much better musicians, and way more popular. Ha! Great analogy. (I fixed the typo, though). ---
**Author:** ![Lance\_Turbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lance_turbo/32/6156_2.png) [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-crowds-vs-biden-crowds/924062/142 "2020-11-02T19:38:58Z")
> [@Sam\_Stone](#): > > I don’t know what to make of all the conflicting data. You have not presented any conflicting data. ---
**Author:** ![Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marvin_the_martian/32/2898_2.png) [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-crowds-vs-biden-crowds/924062/143 "2020-11-02T19:41:14Z")
> [@RadioWave](#): > > For Biden, there are aren’t nearly so many houses decorated so lavishly but there are _many more_ houses with a standard 12x18" sign for Biden/Harris. Biden/Harris supporters have better taste. Not so much into trailer park chic. > [@RadioWave](#): > > Mostly I’m just curious if these roadside stands are everywhere and if anyone knows where the money goes. I’d be shocked if His Orangeness isn’t getting at least a taste… ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-crowds-vs-biden-crowds/924062/144 "2020-11-02T20:24:21Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#): > > Ha! Great analogy. (I fixed the typo, though). _ **Moderating** _ Just a reminder that changing the text inside the quote box is against the rules (though this was about as innocuous as they come) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-crowds-vs-biden-crowds/924062/145 "2020-11-02T20:30:55Z")
> [@RadioWave](#): > > Mostly I’m just curious if these roadside stands are everywhere and if anyone knows where the money goes. Reportedly China. > **[Popup Trump shops selling unauthorized merch, says presidential spokesman](https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/politics/2020/10/03/popup-trump-shops-selling-unauthorized-merch-says-presidential-spokesman/114214110/)** > > Squishy stress balls that look like President Donald Trump’s head, with Trump-branded bottle openers, pocket... ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-crowds-vs-biden-crowds/924062/146 "2020-11-02T20:34:44Z")
That comparison had occurred to me as well/ ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-crowds-vs-biden-crowds/924062/147 "2020-11-02T20:41:12Z")
> [@raventhief](#): > > Just a reminder that changing the text inside the quote box is against the rules (though this was about as innocuous as they come) I actually would like to THANK JKellyMap for the change. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-crowds-vs-biden-crowds/924062/148 "2020-11-02T20:52:15Z")
The Trump campaign is a moneymaking operation for not only Trump, but grifters everywhere. I reviewed a Trump flag on Amazon and I actually managed to get the review past their censors (although it was rejected several times before I got through.) Then I got a bunch of people to upvote it so it’s the first review you see. [https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R3DCJUMUMPIE1K?ref=pf\_ov\_at\_pdctrvw\_srp](https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R3DCJUMUMPIE1K?ref=pf_ov_at_pdctrvw_srp) ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-crowds-vs-biden-crowds/924062/149 "2020-11-02T20:55:20Z")
I’m not disagreeing that it was an improvement 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-crowds-vs-biden-crowds/924062/150 "2020-11-02T21:07:21Z")
Ha — and thanks for the reminder. When I was a teen, I babysat for a toddler named Dylan. I asked the parents: “Was he named after Dylan Thomas or Bob Dylan? I hope it’s not uncouth to suggest it might be the latter.” The mother replied: “Oh, that’s fine. Most people ask if he was named after Matt Dillon!” ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-crowds-vs-biden-crowds/924062/151 "2020-11-02T21:29:50Z")
I don’t remember if I let you know, but I also linked your review on r/HumorousReviews on reddit. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-crowds-vs-biden-crowds/924062/152 "2020-11-02T21:31:47Z")
Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-crowds-vs-biden-crowds/924062/153 "2020-11-02T21:38:33Z")
> [@RadioWave](#): > > I think that matches what is being said in this thread that Trump might have the cultlike slavish devotion of many but the Democrats have more people who are happy to vote for their side without making a big deal about it. I’m guessing it has something to do with the authoritarian tendencies of conservatives who need to believe that the leader of their pack is the best and biggest that ever lived. It might be of a part with all the gun nuts who respond to “threats to the second amendment” by running out and buying new guns - when they already own a whole bunch of them. They seem to think one person buying a hundred things is just like a hundred people buying one each. This would also explain why some of them don’t seem to understand how democracy works. ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-crowds-vs-biden-crowds/924062/154 "2020-11-02T21:38:45Z")
> [@squeegee](#): > > I’m not sure if this is okay to say, but Sam isn’t actually concerned, he’s Just Asking Questions IMO. Putting a viewpoint out there. _ **Moderating** _ Suggestions that someone is JAQing off is very close to the line. You need to dial it back. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-crowds-vs-biden-crowds/924062/155 "2020-11-02T21:52:40Z")
Apologies ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-crowds-vs-biden-crowds/924062/156 "2020-11-03T01:13:54Z")
I have actually seen “Trump loves Nickelback” bumper stickers so that isn’t surprising. Dylan would like to have a word with you though. ---
**Author:** ![Lance\_Turbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lance_turbo/32/6156_2.png) [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-crowds-vs-biden-crowds/924062/157 "2020-11-03T01:40:20Z")
One campaign is behaving like a cult of personality and the other isn’t. What could explain this disparity? That’s a real mystery. What could it be? Perhaps Joe Biden’s campaign staff is incompetent. Yeah, I’ll go with that. ---
**Author:** ![Kyomara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8edcca/32.png) [@Kyomara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyomara)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-crowds-vs-biden-crowds/924062/158 "2020-11-03T06:27:45Z")
Fuck that noise, I totally hate Trump. I would have wished him dead of COVID except I want him to face his defeat. I’m not crazy about his supporters either. As for the OP, in addition to what others have also responded, people voting for Biden are voting for a _president_, not a messiah. We don’t run around waving flags for him or trying to intimidate people voting for the other guy. We don’t _need_ to hold giant events with tens of thousands of people to know that we want him to be president. We just want to vote him in and let him work. All that bizarre Trumpster behavior is embarrassing to me. ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-crowds-vs-biden-crowds/924062/159 "2020-11-03T15:45:37Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > I’m actually starting to wonder just how many of his voters Trump is going to kill or sicken and how much that is going to influence the November 3 vote, especially in the mid-western states that are getting particularly hard hit right now. 700+ deaths. > **[Study links Trump rallies to more than 700 Covid deaths](https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/31/trump-study-coronavirus-rallies-433760)** > > The working paper, released late Friday, examined the impact of 18 rallies held between June 20 and Sept. 30. They have killed 700 people for this man’s ego. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-crowds-vs-biden-crowds/924062/160 "2020-11-03T15:58:48Z")
Which would be bad enough if it were just his supporters. I’m not a fan of those who support Trump, but I don’t want to see them die either. But they bring it out into the public, exposing people who had nothing to do with the rally as well. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-crowds-vs-biden-crowds/924062.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-crowds-vs-biden-crowds/924062.md?page=9)