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'Scores of people leave early': Interviews reveal why Trump rallygoers bow out prematurely (www.rawstory.com)

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[-] Blackbeard@lemmy.world 147 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

This is just a shitty, chopped up rehost of the original WaPo story with zero added analysis. Here are some actual interview responses:

Some said they wanted to beat traffic or had work the next day. Others complained about sound quality. One man wanted to go home to his French bulldog. Another needed to get home to his daughter. A third had a Yorkie with him that started acting out. A fourth man said his phone died.

In Las Vegas, some attendees grew frustrated with Trump’s tardiness and said they had trouble hearing him. A reporter standing by the door counted more than 200 people leaving in the first 20 minutes. One attendee said they still loved Trump but said the former president would have said “You’re fired” if anyone else had been as late as he was.

Chaboya said he arrived about 8:30 a.m. and, like Prescott, was among the last to be let into the venue. He said he was leaving because his daughter, who is home-schooled, called him and said the internet wasn’t working.

This is pure, uncut confirmation bias aimed at salivating Harris voters. The only person who said they left because they were voting for Harris is the only person mentioned by RawStory. The rest had other, less clickbait-y reasons.

[-] AfricanExpansionist@lemmy.ml 24 points 1 month ago

Yeah it's not the big "Gotcha!" people want it to be

There's always some funny little detail to learn though... It's pretty funny Trump has poor sound quality

[-] usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 month ago

I would change the link now, but for some reason every time I try to link to the Washington post, it fails to post properly on lemmy. It's extremely consistent and seems to be limited to juet the Washington post. Unsure why it happens

[-] emmanuel_car@fedia.io 5 points 1 month ago

Maybe edit the description so it has the link to WaPo?

[-] usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 month ago

Done now

[-] Dkarma@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

You thought that was the point?

Wow, that's really...idk, sad?

The point is the cult of personality trump had used to be able to overcome all of these things. These people aren't leaving because they have to they're leaving because they're not as invested as they used to be.

All of these reasons given here are excuses and nothing more. None of these people actually needed to leave but when pressed they didn't want to say trump was boring or they were getting tired.

These are the same people who will say "I'm not into politics" whenever they're pressed on Trump's shitty behavior.

No they won't vote Kamala.

In fact they probably won't vote at all. Trump lost 2020 before this started happening. If his voters are getting more apathetic they're much less likely to vote especially in the face of kamala's massive momentum and purse.

[-] Spitzspot@lemmings.world 27 points 1 month ago

Seems kinda weird that a major party candidate can't hold the attention of his most loyal supporters this close to the election.

[-] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

He holds their attention for the full extent of their actual attention span

[-] vanontom@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago

They want to like him, at least the persona they hear about. Then they're faced with the ugly reality... and must quickly retreat back to their bunker before any doubts creep in.

[-] loie@lemmy.world 25 points 1 month ago

I mean...

The guy won't shut the fuck up

and his rallies skew old af

...they gotta pee

[-] GladiusB@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

They are old and need a nap!

[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago

Probably because of the smell...

[-] Raptor_007@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

They’ll still vote for him anyway

[-] JustZ@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Many, if not all Trump supporters, are disabled. So they leave early because it takes them a long time to find their car.

[-] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago

Yeah Trump not only tests his supporters' loyalty but also their schedules. There are only a handful of things I would line up for hours in advance, and then still to wait another several hours sounds like an ordeal more than anything.

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