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BigmanPigman

(55,521 posts)
5. I knew it! They always do this.
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 10:15 AM
Nov 2025

They ALWAYS under report the real numbers and it is a pet peeve of mine.

For the April Hands Off protest the reports were "in the tens of thousands" in San Diego.
BS! It turned out that 80,000 actually protested.

On the June 14 NO KINGS they reported 5 million when there was over 10 million.(50% too
low).
On the Oct 18 NO KINGS they reported over 7 million, now it's over 20 million (66% too
low).

I have been to over 30 protests and am a pretty good judge of the real numbers. Also, there are a few statisticians out there who do the math and it is usually 50% higher than the MSM reports.


Hooray for the 65 + NJCher Nov 2025 #1
The over 65ers were well represented in our Vermont rally. democrank Nov 2025 #13
Absolutely, Cher. Excellent ideas! I'm sick of the boomers continuing to be the focus of critiques by everyone else. littlemissmartypants Nov 2025 #16
I was there! With my vets hat.. Playingmantis Nov 2025 #2
That's a hell of a lot more than the 7 million they said. Bravo! Biophilic Nov 2025 #3
At my local protest, people were coming and going all afternoon William Seger Nov 2025 #15
This is exactly right. pandr32 Nov 2025 #21
Many of the over 65s know what is going on and can do a comparative analysis Norbert Nov 2025 #4
I knew it! They always do this. BigmanPigman Nov 2025 #5
The 7 million number was the number reported by the ORGANIZERS Wiz Imp Nov 2025 #9
A lot of people don't sign up Tree Lady Nov 2025 #25
Right. Which is why it's disappointing that the organizers of the protests apparently use sign-ups to report attendance Wiz Imp Nov 2025 #26
That seems like the opposite of what they should do BigmanPigman Nov 2025 #30
I agree Wiz Imp Nov 2025 #32
That's over the 3.5 percent margin to "be effective" Blues Heron Nov 2025 #6
Yes. Know that the margin applies to "sustained" protests. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2025 #11
I wonder how many people didn't respond to the poll Marthe48 Nov 2025 #7
My mom (94 years young) participated! intheflow Nov 2025 #8
there was 1 at a senior bldg near me. mopinko Nov 2025 #10
OK, well that makes sense Farmer-Rick Nov 2025 #12
They're withholding from us to be cruel. We should be cruel righ back and withhold from them. Hotler Nov 2025 #14
I think the shutdown is accomplishing exactly that. MichMan Nov 2025 #23
Kicking for data. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Nov 2025 #17
More more more. Drums, food pantries, clinics, shelter, jobs. Tetrachloride Nov 2025 #18
And for everyone of those 21-million, 1-2 more who could not attend. Grins Nov 2025 #19
Saw that 85+% of Republicans approve the SlobFathers performance thus far - NoMoreRepugs Nov 2025 #20
Our little town's gathering was packed. byronius Nov 2025 #22
Fan-freaking-tastic numbers. Plus the shout-out to us Boomers! Hekate Nov 2025 #24
Deleted Raven123 Nov 2025 #27
Bookmarking for data... yellow dahlia Nov 2025 #28
Great to Know !💙 We had 2000 on Kauai... Cha Nov 2025 #29
Yup. SheltieLover Nov 2025 #31
And many, like my husband and I, wanted to be there, but Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2025 #33
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