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highplainsdem

(49,044 posts) Sat Jun 20, 2020, 07:40 PM Jun 2020

Rolling Stone's Stephen Rodrick posted video of the empty rally seats half an hour ago:

Link to tweet

Minutes earlier he'd tweeted more photos, and estimates that at least several thousand seats were empty.

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Rolling Stone's Stephen Rodrick posted video of the empty rally seats half an hour ago: (Original Post) highplainsdem Jun 2020 OP

I wonder if many will be spared getting Covid-19 because of the size of the auditorium chowder66 Jun 2020 #1

I don't particularly care about the MAGAts, but I hope everyone they come in contact with later will highplainsdem Jun 2020 #3

I don't think so. They're not using the extra space for social distancing. Crunchy Frog Jun 2020 #5

I was wondering since a lot of protesters were close together - granted they were chowder66 Jun 2020 #6

The protest pictures that I saw, apart from being outside Crunchy Frog Jun 2020 #7

Campaign manager says 800K registered struggle4progress Jun 2020 #2

RT! Cha Jun 2020 #4

chowder66

(9,086 posts)

1. I wonder if many will be spared getting Covid-19 because of the size of the auditorium

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat Jun 20, 2020, 07:43 PM

Jun 2020

and LACK of attendees.

highplainsdem

(49,044 posts)

3. I don't particularly care about the MAGAts, but I hope everyone they come in contact with later will

Reply to chowder66 (Reply #1)

Sat Jun 20, 2020, 07:47 PM

Jun 2020

be spared.

The MAGAts chose to take the risk.

Crunchy Frog

(26,659 posts)

5. I don't think so. They're not using the extra space for social distancing.

Reply to chowder66 (Reply #1)

Sat Jun 20, 2020, 07:55 PM

Jun 2020

They're packed very closely together, and almost none of them are wearing masks, as nearly as I can tell.

chowder66

(9,086 posts)

6. I was wondering since a lot of protesters were close together - granted they were

Reply to Crunchy Frog (Reply #5)

Sat Jun 20, 2020, 07:57 PM

Jun 2020

outside. However, the stadium is large.

Crunchy Frog

(26,659 posts)

7. The protest pictures that I saw, apart from being outside

Reply to chowder66 (Reply #6)

Sat Jun 20, 2020, 08:03 PM

Jun 2020

seemed to show people attempting to social distance, and most people wearing masks.

You can also see a lot of really unhealthy looking people in the Trump crowd.

struggle4progress

(118,378 posts)

2. Campaign manager says 800K registered

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat Jun 20, 2020, 07:47 PM

Jun 2020

https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2020/06/14/trump-campaign-manager-says-800000-registered-for-tickets-to-tulsa-rallybut-the-venue-only-seats-19200/#5d4fb4f62e44

Cha

(297,774 posts)

4. RT!

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat Jun 20, 2020, 07:49 PM

Jun 2020

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