Wow, Trump sure packed 'em in, in Nashville tonight 😂😅🤣😂😅🤣

[riversedge]

Also see more pics at

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028797590

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Amy Siskind‏Verified account @Amy_Siskind 40m40 minutes ago

Wow, Trump sure packed 'em in, in Nashville tonight 😂😅🤣😂😅🤣 pic.twitter.com/ZJGqmWuKep
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[NastyRiffraff]

1. He's lost Nashville?!

He's in deep doo-doo, to quote an ex-president.

[volstork]

8. We are a true-blue county

in a deep red state, so no surprise that the protesters outnumbered the trumpistas. Would that our whole state had voted like Davidson County did...

[NastyRiffraff]

36. I stand corrected!

And apologize to the good people in Davidson County. Shows you how much I know about Tennessee.

[volstork]

41. No worries!

We in Nashville are pretty ashamed of our state...

[Tanuki]

13. Clinton defeated Trump 58 to 34 in Davidson County (Nashville)

https://www.google.com/amp/s/patch.com/tennessee/nashville/amp/26773998/how-davidson-county-voted-for-president

[Stinky The Clown]

15. Nashville is hardly a bastion of deplorables

[lpbk2713]

2. Such a crowd!

They must have numbered in the dozens at least.

[riversedge]

5. I have not heard an estimate but he sure did not fill the arena!

[cstanleytech]

11. You lie!!! We all know that Obama hacked into that camera via microwaves in the lounge

and deleted millions of people via Photoshop as that stadium was packed to the rafters because Trump only gets huge crowds.

[treestar]

35. lol and that pic was taken

long before it started - oh wait, you can see Donald there.

[Maru Kitteh]

3. Ohhmyygrrrd! Ass Hole!

[gibraltar72]

4. Most were

paid 18 dollars an hour.

[Freethinker65]

6. Sad. More people at Opry Mills or Broadway I bet

[Snackshack]

7. Just wait...

Trump will tweet that there was a "BIG / HUGE" line of people around the building...twice...outside still waiting to get in.

Still amazed at the complete suspension of morals and/or values those that voted for him did in order to vote for him.

[PoiBoy]

16. Actually you're correct...

Confusion, security cause long lines at Trump rally

http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2017/03/15/stadium-half-full-30-minutes-before-trump-rally/99223766/

Half an hour before President Donald Trump was set to speak at his Nashville rally at Municipal Auditorium, the second tier of the stadium was all but empty.

Doors for the rally opened at 3:30 p.m. and the earliest supporters lined up outside the auditorium around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, with thousands of people braving the cold throughout the day. Even after the auditorium started letting fans in, lines for the rally still snaked around the stadium minutes before Trump was originally scheduled to deliver his remarks.

Musical acts and big name speakers like U.S. Senator Bob Corker stalled for time to allow the upper tier seats to fill before the president delivers his speech. But the show had to go on, the campaign only had the auditorium booked through 9.

Trump took to the stage and acknowledged the supporters still trickling in around him and the hundreds of people still waiting outside.

"So, we're just going to let the other folk come in, fill it up, this is some crowd you should see what's outside. Unbelievable." Trump said when he began his speech.

Security delays might have caused a backlog of fans as they went through the screening process.

As of 6 p.m., people were still filtering in and the line to the door stretched back several blocks. Some fans left disheartened because they ended up standing in lines for hours that ultimately led nowhere.

Todd Pembroke, 39, of Nashville is a Trump supporter. He arrived at the auditorium around 5:00 p.m. to attend the rally but ultimately decided to not wait in the mile long line.

"From what I noticed everyone wanted to come out and show support, but because the line was so long, I decided to go have a drink instead," he said.

Even after the relatively short speech concluded, there were still long lines of supporters waiting for a chance to enter the stadium. After waiting for hours, they were still left in the cold when Trump sped off to Air Force One.

Municipal Auditorium has a capacity of nearly 10,000.

posting the whole article because it's going behind a paywall...

[mr_lebowski]

22. would love to hear from someone actually there ...

we do ourselves no favors by demonstrably misreporting truth.

if the place was not full due to security, and our side makes a big deal about the emptiness, then pictures emerge of YUGE crowds outside ... we look like 'fake news'.

was anyone from DU 'there', perchance?

[marybourg]

9. Maybe the checks have been bouncing nt

[LiberalLovinLug]

10. He thinks he can go out and get a 'fix' whenever he thinks he needs it

If the 'fake news' is being too mean to him etc...
Get a rush from thousands of adoring fans. but I suspect his crowds will get smaller and smaller until it is embarrassing to the point that he will be forced to stop doing it.

THAT SAID:

I think its a great idea for sitting President to hold these kinds of rallies. Not as often as Dolt 45, but I see nothing wrong with a President going out and talking directly to the people. I guess what I am saying is that I really wish Obama had done that, because he is such a gifted orator. And he would have been able to promote his ideas and those of Democrats directly, and in a longer format. To be able to explain how they are helping people. And also to tell how Republicans are actually their enemy. MSM would be forced to cover it, as they are with this atrocity.

[hibbing]

12. I saw my President

He came to my state shortly after a state of the union speech. Lines forever and the place was packed. Everyone in a good mood and so happy to see him. Do he did do them sometimes. We know the crowds at the rallies for the current resident of the White House are angry....and most likely 99% white.

Peace

[LiberalLovinLug]

30. that does seem to be a big difference

we had eight years of relative peace. At least we knew an adult was in charge and we could sleep calmly at night. But yeah, more than that, it was an optimism in spite of troubles at home and abroad. Not pessimism because of troubles at home and abroad.

Even watching the two final conventions. One was so uplifting and even promoting going high when they went low. The other convention was full of hatred and violence and pessimism. I still can't believe so many voters chose such a depressing angry direction for the country, especially after Obama who shied away from drama almost to a fault, who was the consummate gentleman and good natured family man.

[cilla4progress]

14. I think a lot of people are just starting to

Ignore him. I know I try to.

[Cryptoad]

17. that must be a fake news pic,,,,,,,,

I know there are more bigots than that in TN!

[gratuitous]

19. No, the place was packed

It's just that a lot of President Trump's supporters came dressed as empty seats. For some reason.

[Docreed2003]

18. :Cough: told ya riversedge....;-)

[rpannier]

20. Half Million at least

Could be bigger
That will be the story out of the Nut House tomorrow

[zentrum]

21. Must be careful with this...

....Other outlets in Nashville describe lines that waited 3 hours to get in and that stretched for a mile. The half empty auditorium is attributed to super scrupulous security checks preventing people from entering as usual. Don't know if that's a RW story or for real.

2,500 protesters though.

Just don't want to feel a relief that's not based on what really happened in Nashville today.

Got this link from pinboy, another poster here:

http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2017/03/15/stadium-half-full-30-minutes-before-trump-rally/99223766/

[Alice11111]

24. Yeah, we must be truthful or we have no more credibility

than the Repubs. We can lampoon though!

[zentrum]

26. Right. That's the thing and also,

.....I don't want to live in a bubble of false hope created by us on the left as we look for positive signs. I really want to see what's going on in the rest of America with no blinders on.

Need a journalist I trust, on the ground, to tell us the actual numbers on both sides.

[Alice11111]

27. I agree, I don't want to be in a bubble of platitudes.

I hear way too much of that. With all that's going on, when someone says something like, it will all work out for good, I think that they have lost touch.

I want the unvarnished truth, good or bad. We have to start with that. We can have humor, TG, but let's get the facts straight. Otherwise, we will never untangle this mess or be able to stop it.

[zentrum]

28. Couldn't agree more. nt

[uponit7771]

40. 3 hr wait definitely wasn't because there was a uuuuuge crowd ... unless the pic is photochopped

[C Moon]

23. I liked the comment: "Tens of hundreds" :D

[Alice11111]

25. Looked like, tens of dozens, from the photo, but I'm not

sure if the stories are lying or what is going on. On MSNBC, it looked like a really big crowd.

[Cha]

29. Trump is starting to appear boorish to the boorish. Hehe..

Mahalo, rivers!

[Watchfoxheadexplodes]

31. BUT BUT WAIT!?

Fox and twits claimed

Enormous crowd
People waited 12 hours in line
People turned away
Small protest

It's a MADHOUSE!!!!

[malaise]

32. Trump is starting to appear boorish to the boorish

Best tweet - Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

[NewRedDawn]

33. Was really loud

Wouldn't put it past these Nazi propagandists to use fake crowd noise pumped in.

[Vinca]

34. The rest were at their third jobs so they can fund their health savings accounts.

[onecent]

37. Thank you so much. I kept wondering if the bleachers were filled up, you

answered my questions.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!

[uponit7771]

38. +++++++++++ USELESS ASSHOLE+++++++++++++++++

[RussBLib]

39. but he was sure to pack the crowd behind him with white yahoos

all of them gesturing along, right on cue

the "reality TV" candidate