What a lot of people don't understand about Trump rallies is that they are a reflection of support, not a cause of support. You don't wait in line for hours (or days) in hot sun (or cold or snow or rain) because you are mildly interested in the candidate.
Obama got big crowds, but: 1) they were generally in big urban parks where people could easily wander in and out without waiting in lines, and 2) he often had popular bands play to increase the "festival" atmosphere. Lots of people would come for the band, not the speech.
That's not the case with Trump rallies. Those folks are coming thru hell and high water to see their guy and nobody else.
Even leftists know that the support you see at Trump rallies is huge. That's why they're so determined to knock it down.
So yeah, people watching online - well, it's easier than going to a rally. But the sheer numbers are blowing my mind and I paid very close attention in 2016. We would get wildly excited about 75K views. Now it's easily 100 times that.
To my mind, the TikTok teens essentially demonstrated the ease of using internet "brigading" tactics in vote-by-mail for fraudulent voting. It ought to be used to counter the vote by mail narrative.
I agree somewhat, but even the brigaders didn't understand what they were doing. They thought they were actually reserving seats. Even Trump supporters often believe that RSVPing means reserving seats as well, when really all you have to do is get in line early enough. There's so much misinformation out there.
A lesson in multiple audiences...
Which wields greater influence? Butts in seats? Eyes on screens?
What a lot of people don't understand about Trump rallies is that they are a reflection of support, not a cause of support. You don't wait in line for hours (or days) in hot sun (or cold or snow or rain) because you are mildly interested in the candidate.
Obama got big crowds, but: 1) they were generally in big urban parks where people could easily wander in and out without waiting in lines, and 2) he often had popular bands play to increase the "festival" atmosphere. Lots of people would come for the band, not the speech.
That's not the case with Trump rallies. Those folks are coming thru hell and high water to see their guy and nobody else.
Even leftists know that the support you see at Trump rallies is huge. That's why they're so determined to knock it down.
So yeah, people watching online - well, it's easier than going to a rally. But the sheer numbers are blowing my mind and I paid very close attention in 2016. We would get wildly excited about 75K views. Now it's easily 100 times that.
To my mind, the TikTok teens essentially demonstrated the ease of using internet "brigading" tactics in vote-by-mail for fraudulent voting. It ought to be used to counter the vote by mail narrative.
I agree somewhat, but even the brigaders didn't understand what they were doing. They thought they were actually reserving seats. Even Trump supporters often believe that RSVPing means reserving seats as well, when really all you have to do is get in line early enough. There's so much misinformation out there.
Not only that, but they all inadvertently signed up to receive emails from the Trump Campaign lol
75k is low numbers for C-span these days when something interesting is being 'not' discussed.
I remember when you could easily be one of 200 watching any given C-span hearing.
Interest in politics is at an all-time high and the comment boxes in most videos are FULL of Trump (and Q) supporters.