# Trump kicking off re-election campaign in Florida this Saturday **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [February 16, 2017, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-kicking-off-re-election-campaign-in-florida-this-saturday/779969 "2017-02-16T10:33:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2017, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-kicking-off-re-election-campaign-in-florida-this-saturday/779969/121 "2017-02-19T21:32:03Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > I think that at some point in the future forensic accounting will show that the “presidency” was extremely profitable for the cretin. If the worst thing he does is rob you all blind, I think we’ve all dodged a bullet ---
**Author:** ![Anny\_Middon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc79bd/32.png) [@Anny\_Middon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anny_Middon)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2017, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-kicking-off-re-election-campaign-in-florida-this-saturday/779969/122 "2017-02-20T15:59:19Z")
I read that the rally was “packed with 9000 attendees.” The Chicago Tribune reported it that way, and I think the AP did too – altho I guess the Trib could have just used the AP phrasing. But this implies that the rally was projected to have about 9000 attendees. This seems small to me – didn’t Trump have way more than that at pre-election rallies? I mean, there were about 9000 people in just a few blocks at the Women’s March on Washington. I wouldn’t be surprised if there were 5 to 10 times as many at the Not My President rally today in Chicago, and that’s only one of the many rallies planned. Obama had way more than 9000 at his farewell speech, and thousands lined up on a bitter cold Chicago morning only to have tickets run out before they could snag one. So what’s the dope? Was this rally deliberately planned to be relatively speaking kind of tiny? Did they somehow adjust the space so that the 9000 that showed up filled the space, while they could have if necessary accommodated many more? ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2017, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-kicking-off-re-election-campaign-in-florida-this-saturday/779969/123 "2017-02-20T16:06:44Z")
> [@Anny\_Middon](#): > > I read that the rally was “packed with 9000 attendees.” The Chicago Tribune reported it that way, and I think the AP did too – altho I guess the Trib could have just used the AP phrasing. > > But this implies that the rally was projected to have about 9000 attendees. This seems small to me – didn’t Trump have way more than that at pre-election rallies? I mean, there were about 9000 people in just a few blocks at the Women’s March on Washington. I wouldn’t be surprised if there were 5 to 10 times as many at the Not My President rally today in Chicago, and that’s only one of the many rallies planned. Obama had way more than 9000 at his farewell speech, and thousands lined up on a bitter cold Chicago morning only to have tickets run out before they could snag one. > > So what’s the dope? Was this rally deliberately planned to be relatively speaking kind of tiny? Did they somehow adjust the space so that the 9000 that showed up filled the space, while they could have if necessary accommodated many more? That appears to be about the [capacity of the hangar.](http://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2017/02/15/trump-visit-melbourne-confirmed-saturday/97954242/) > [@](#): > > On Sept. 27, Trump made a campaign speech at the same AeroMod International hangar. Melbourne Police Chief Steve Mimbs estimated the audience was about 8,500 inside the hangar. Thousands more people who wanted to attend could not get inside because of building capacity limits. [This doofus](http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/02/tickets-released-huuuge-trump-melbourne-fl-rally-meet-incredibly-high-demand/) predicted 25000 attendance for this round. ---
**Author:** ![Pearl\_Clutching\_Provocateur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pearl\_Clutching\_Provocateur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pearl_Clutching_Provocateur)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2017, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-kicking-off-re-election-campaign-in-florida-this-saturday/779969/124 "2017-02-20T16:20:16Z")
> [@Anny\_Middon](#): > > I read that the rally was “packed with 9000 attendees.” The Chicago Tribune reported it that way, and I think the AP did too – altho I guess the Trib could have just used the AP phrasing. > > But this implies that the rally was projected to have about 9000 attendees. This seems small to me – didn’t Trump have way more than that at pre-election rallies? I mean, there were about 9000 people in just a few blocks at the Women’s March on Washington. I wouldn’t be surprised if there were 5 to 10 times as many at the Not My President rally today in Chicago, and that’s only one of the many rallies planned. Obama had way more than 9000 at his farewell speech, and thousands lined up on a bitter cold Chicago morning only to have tickets run out before they could snag one. > > So what’s the dope? Was this rally deliberately planned to be relatively speaking kind of tiny? Did they somehow adjust the space so that the 9000 that showed up filled the space, while they could have if necessary accommodated many more? Trump did this many times during the campaign and WON unlike Hillary who could only draw a few hundred and Kaine who once had single digits at an appearance. On Youtube, I saw 130,000 were watching during one of the streams. ---
**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2017, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-kicking-off-re-election-campaign-in-florida-this-saturday/779969/125 "2017-02-20T16:20:42Z")
> [@Sage\_Rat](#): > > [x.com](https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/775894243143483392?lang=en) > [x.com](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/322798543221956608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [x.com](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/245604958618148864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [x.com](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/103158206498476032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [x.com](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/172032149577416705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [x.com](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/226402211192766465?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [x.com](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/227407409939877889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [x.com](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/270609412480192513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [x.com](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/733974704445358080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [x.com](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/768119463421943808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) I chuckled. Bitterly. The sheer adacity of Trump attacking Obama and Clinton for what he does himself, but much, much worse, is astounding. Has anyone read about the ["Blacks for Trump"scam of Saturday?](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/blacks-for-trump-2020trumps-latest-con_us_58aa0b36e4b0fa149f9ac7cb) ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2017, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-kicking-off-re-election-campaign-in-florida-this-saturday/779969/126 "2017-02-20T16:23:18Z")
> [@Pearl\_Clutching\_Provocateur](#): > > On Youtube, I saw 130,000 were watching during one of the streams. … ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2017, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-kicking-off-re-election-campaign-in-florida-this-saturday/779969/127 "2017-02-21T00:23:10Z")
> [@Pearl\_Clutching\_Provocateur](#): > > Trump did this many times during the campaign and WON unlike Hillary who could only draw a few hundred and Kaine who once had single digits at an appearance. > > On Youtube, I saw 130,000 were watching during one of the streams. And they were all giving him a standing ovation. Much bigger than Peyton Manning’s. ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2017, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-kicking-off-re-election-campaign-in-florida-this-saturday/779969/128 "2017-02-21T01:42:09Z")
> [@Maastricht](#): > > I chuckled. Bitterly. The sheer adacity of Trump attacking Obama and Clinton for what he does himself, but much, much worse, is astounding. > > Has anyone read about the ["Blacks for Trump"scam of Saturday?](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/blacks-for-trump-2020trumps-latest-con_us_58aa0b36e4b0fa149f9ac7cb) FINALLY someone brings this up! I have been asking how Republicans feel about Trump promoting this hate group since his campaign, back when the website linked was [Gods2.com](http://Gods2.com). Now both that and the BlacksforTrump2020 redirect to the same insane rantings. There’s years of insane ranting videos by that guy Michael Whateverhegoesbynow. I want to know what people make of that website. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2017, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-kicking-off-re-election-campaign-in-florida-this-saturday/779969/129 "2017-02-21T02:31:11Z")
> [@Anny\_Middon](#): > > Was this rally deliberately planned to be relatively speaking kind of tiny? He probably was to trying to keep it from getting out of hand. ---
**Author:** ![Fubaya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@Fubaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fubaya)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2017, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-kicking-off-re-election-campaign-in-florida-this-saturday/779969/130 "2017-02-21T02:32:20Z")
I skimmed the thread but didn’t read carefully so excuse me if it’s been mentioned… the reason this is a “campaign event” is because that allows him to sell merchandise and to choose who is let in. If it were just a presidential speech, he’d have to allow everyone in and couldn’t have protestors tossed or sell his crap. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2017, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-kicking-off-re-election-campaign-in-florida-this-saturday/779969/131 "2017-02-21T03:02:36Z")
> [@Rushgeekgirl](#): > > FINALLY someone brings this up! I have been asking how Republicans feel about Trump promoting this hate group since his campaign, back when the website linked was [Gods2.com](http://Gods2.com). Now both that and the BlacksforTrump2020 redirect to the same insane rantings. There’s years of insane ranting videos by that guy Michael Whateverhegoesbynow. > > I want to know what people make of that website. He calls himself Michael the Black Man. ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2017, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-kicking-off-re-election-campaign-in-florida-this-saturday/779969/132 "2017-02-21T04:01:01Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > He calls himself Michael the Black Man. Yeah I was just reading an article about him from back in 2011. > **[Yahweh ben Yahweh is back](https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/yahweh-ben-yahweh-is-back-6381303)** > > Yahweh ben Yahweh is back ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2017, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-kicking-off-re-election-campaign-in-florida-this-saturday/779969/133 "2017-02-21T17:45:40Z")
> [@Pearl\_Clutching\_Provocateur](#): > > Trump did this many times during the campaign and WON unlike Hillary who could only draw a few hundred and Kaine who once had single digits at an appearance. > > On Youtube, I saw 130,000 were watching during one of the streams. You know who else had really big rallies? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-kicking-off-re-election-campaign-in-florida-this-saturday/779969.md?page=6)