In an unsurprising but nonetheless remarkable example of media manipulation, and what a true “enthusiasm gap” looks like, while former President Barack Obama failed to fill the seats in a rather small venue in Nevada on Monday, thousands of supporters of President Trump were once again willing to come to one of his packed-out events and hang around in the overflow areas just to be part of the “rock star” appearance.
It’s more like a blue puddle? Anyway this angle doesn’t seem to be playing on TV, wonder why. pic.twitter.com/6hRzZfUJvu
— Rosie Memos (@almostjingo) October 23, 2018
Meanwhile, Trump’s rally with Sen. Ted Cruz was in Houston, Texas on the same day.
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1054486312701517824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
THANK YOU HOUSTON, TEXAS. Get out and https://t.co/0pWiwCHGbh! #JobsNotMobs https://t.co/JXiFjDFH6R pic.twitter.com/Ebc1JfgUys
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 23, 2018
“Supporters of the president began lining up outside of Houston’s 18,000-seat Toyota Center more than 24 hours before the president was set to speak,” the Daily Wire’s Joseph Curl reports. “The event was moved from a 8,000-seat venue after demand outpaced supply, and even once inside the Houston Rockets home court arena, requests for tickets topped 100,000 people.” – READ MORE