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kpete

(72,013 posts)
Fri Feb 24, 2012, 10:33 AM Feb 2012

Romney camp's game plan: Make Ford Field look crowded

How to Make a Stadium Look Full

The Detroit Free Press has and interesting piece on how difficult it will be to make it look like Mitt Romney isn't speaking to a nearly empty stadium when he gives his economic speech later today.

"The Romney campaign and the Economic Club think they've solved the problem. The guests will be seated at one end of the playing surface, roughly between the end zone and the 30-yard line, while Romney will speak from a stage in front of them. About 100 news media representatives and 50 or so TV cameras will set up behind the guests, so that it will be clear Romney is speaking to a crowd."

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/02/24/how_to_make_a_stadium_look_full.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PoliticalWire+%28Political+Wire%29
http://www.freep.com/article/20120224/NEWS15/202240437/Romney-camp-s-game-plan-Make-Ford-Field-look-crowded?odyssey=nav%7Chead

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Romney camp's game plan: Make Ford Field look crowded (Original Post) kpete Feb 2012 OP
lolz Why'd they book a stadium? JNelson6563 Feb 2012 #1
The kind of amateurs that saw candidate Obama's acceptance speech in Denver in 2008. GoCubsGo Feb 2012 #3
A 7-11 would be sufficient. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #4
bullshit is the only way they can make it look like he has onethatcares Feb 2012 #5
Step 2: Harass everybody in the 313 with incessant robocalls! Romulox Feb 2012 #2

JNelson6563

(28,151 posts)
1. lolz Why'd they book a stadium?
Fri Feb 24, 2012, 10:36 AM
Feb 2012

I know when I'm running a campaign I choose a venue accordingly. You can bet that a candidate announcing a run for state level office in not the sort of event to draw a huge crowd so, for such a ting, I'd pick a smaller venue so 25 or 30 people make it look full.

What kind of amateurs are running Mittens' show?

Julie

GoCubsGo

(32,086 posts)
3. The kind of amateurs that saw candidate Obama's acceptance speech in Denver in 2008.
Fri Feb 24, 2012, 10:39 AM
Feb 2012

Monkey see, monkey do. This is just a "See, you Dems! Our guy needs a stadium for all of his fans, too!"

onethatcares

(16,178 posts)
5. bullshit is the only way they can make it look like he has
Fri Feb 24, 2012, 10:52 AM
Feb 2012

a large amount of support. Try to count the cardboard cut out people in the audience.

He's probably paying for the rent on the stadium too.

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