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Does this arena look full to you * (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2017 OP
Looks like they can't give seats away mcar Jun 2017 #1
I think those seats are reserved FakeNoose Jun 2017 #21
Who was speaking at this arena?? onecent Jun 2017 #2
IDK...assuming it is today's Trump rally in Iowa? nt Wounded Bear Jun 2017 #5
OMG, Thank you wounded Bear.... onecent Jun 2017 #8
I have never seen more people at that arena at that moment! Madam45for2923 Jun 2017 #3
It looks like the lower bowl is half empty and the upper bowls are closed. DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2017 #6
Yes! I was joking because of course there is only "one" that moment. Madam45for2923 Jun 2017 #14
Trump's supporters came dressed as empty chairs gratuitous Jun 2017 #9
ah! Yes! So misunderstood. Madam45for2923 Jun 2017 #15
Dayyum ! You know they'll be using that one soon, though. nt eppur_se_muova Jun 2017 #35
Trump rally idk. It's Iowa lunasun Jun 2017 #4
That flag background is taking up as many square feet as the audience. tanyev Jun 2017 #7
It's camouflage for an empty upper bowl. DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2017 #10
Why are these picks always of the seats no one ever wants. Egnever Jun 2017 #11
I see an arena that is more empty than full. DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2017 #16
Cause you are looking at the back of it Egnever Jun 2017 #19
The upper bowl is closed. If he could have filled it it wouldn't have been. DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2017 #20
So find a pic of it empty while the event is ongoing Egnever Jun 2017 #22
He is plagerizing Hillary.... bresue Jun 2017 #32
Does he take questions at these brown nose conventions? miyazaki Jun 2017 #12
Good question! logosoco Jun 2017 #29
Wow. roamer65 Jun 2017 #13
for comparison: cyberswede Jun 2017 #17
Then why do we keep losing? Initech Jun 2017 #18
Because our candidates are not nearly as good as salesmen as the Conman! napi21 Jun 2017 #23
It is packed and there is a line a mile long to get in oberliner Jun 2017 #24
Yeah. This was clearly taken early on underpants Jun 2017 #26
"Where's the Tractor Pull" n2doc Jun 2017 #25
Yah....got to laugh because Cedar Rapids is blue, blue.....with factory workers not farmers! bresue Jun 2017 #31
Don't know but maybe you can bob for apples. miyazaki Jun 2017 #37
But but but, from Trump's eyes the arena is full and overflowing. Personally I would not stand for Thinkingabout Jun 2017 #27
If only hurple Jun 2017 #28
Thank you so much for posting....this is making me do my happy dance! bresue Jun 2017 #30
Why don't the cameras pan the arena so everyone can see it and show it on msm? blueinredohio Jun 2017 #33
If the time approaches for the rally to start and there are too many empty seats--- Grammy23 Jun 2017 #34
Will George C. Scott's ghost appear before that mega-flag? VOX Jun 2017 #36

FakeNoose

(32,639 posts)
21. I think those seats are reserved
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 06:50 PM
Jun 2017

The seats below the American flag look like they have signs or names on them, like they're reserved for specific people.

Below those seats is the stage or dais where I'd presume Trump is going to stand. I guess this thing hasn't started yet. The reserved seats - if that's what they are - will be filled later by some VIPs I would guess. Once Trump comes out every seat will be filled, they're just empty because it hasn't started yet.

I hope these people start listening to him and figure out what he's really saying. Not what they THINK he's saying. They should start asking questions and don't leave till they get answers.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
9. Trump's supporters came dressed as empty chairs
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 06:31 PM
Jun 2017

You libruls just don't understand the subtle humor and nuanced irony of the genius that is today's Republican party.

lunasun

(21,646 posts)
4. Trump rally idk. It's Iowa
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 06:27 PM
Jun 2017

Last edited Wed Jun 21, 2017, 07:18 PM - Edit history (2)

He beat Clinton in Iowa in the general election, taking 51.8% of the vote to Clinton's 42.2%.
People camped overnight to get in
Many out-of-state supporters got to Iowa early enough to camp out overnight to see the president, according to Buzzfeed.

tanyev

(42,558 posts)
7. That flag background is taking up as many square feet as the audience.
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 06:28 PM
Jun 2017

FFS, where do you even find a flag that big?

 

Egnever

(21,506 posts)
11. Why are these picks always of the seats no one ever wants.
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 06:34 PM
Jun 2017

obviously if it was packed they would be full but why is there no pick of the seats people would actually want to sit in. Also it would be much better if the pic was taken while he was actually on stage.

Just saying. Cheeto is a fucking train wreck but this sort of dishonesty does not work for me.

 

Egnever

(21,506 posts)
19. Cause you are looking at the back of it
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 06:47 PM
Jun 2017

before it actually started. Could be ten minutes before it started or a couple of hours. There is no way of knowing.

Might have been completely empty but a pic of it empty while he was actually on stage would be much more effective at making the point and should be real easy to come by.

if you look at the live feed going on now for example you can only see directly behind him but the seats are all full where this pic shows them empty.

Lying to ourselves is not helpful.

 

Egnever

(21,506 posts)
22. So find a pic of it empty while the event is ongoing
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 06:54 PM
Jun 2017

Shouldn't be too hard if it really is a ghost town they should be all over the place.

bresue

(1,007 posts)
32. He is plagerizing Hillary....
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 07:36 PM
Jun 2017

And doesn't look so arrogant here....maybe crowd size if deflating his ego!

logosoco

(3,208 posts)
29. Good question!
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 07:27 PM
Jun 2017

When was the last time he had a press conference or an interview?

These "campaign rallies" when the election was less than a year ago and the next one is almost three years from now are just freaking creepy!

napi21

(45,806 posts)
23. Because our candidates are not nearly as good as salesmen as the Conman!
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 07:03 PM
Jun 2017

If you've ever seen a good salesman work, you know what I mean. The candidate is trying to sell himself & the policies they're offering. AS much as I hate the Con, I have to admit he IS one of the best salesmen I've seen in a long time.

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
27. But but but, from Trump's eyes the arena is full and overflowing. Personally I would not stand for
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 07:23 PM
Jun 2017

five minutes to see Trump, I have important things to do in my life.

bresue

(1,007 posts)
30. Thank you so much for posting....this is making me do my happy dance!
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 07:27 PM
Jun 2017

Iowa is my state...and not very many lately are even discussing Dump...no comment means they are not verbally supporting him like before the election. I do not bring it up....but I have heard a lot of grumbling.

And that area he was going to is heavily blue....so I could not figure out why.

And when Pence was here a couple of weeks ago...only a handful showed up. Also, a guy from work lives in that town and he told me that they flew Pence in, drove him to Perry, and then he got on his bike 2 blocks away from the area he was talking. It was all a media stunt!!!!

Furthermore, if he wanted to reach the bikers...those are in Des Miones. Most of Perry are farmers with Ford trucks! I would be so embarrassed to do a stunt like that!!!!

Grammy23

(5,810 posts)
34. If the time approaches for the rally to start and there are too many empty seats---
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 07:45 PM
Jun 2017

they will see to that they are filled if they have to go dig up bodies from near by cemeteries. tRump won't know the difference as long as he hears his fans chanting his name.

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