bele observed:
"Only a crowd of 2,500 .... compared to Trump's usual 20,000 or more ... who are you trying to kid Joe?"
I've come to the conclusion that the crowds that turn out for a candidate are going to mean less and less in the future, as the nation grows ever-more divided.
This has to do with:
1. The increasing polarization of the electorate
and
2. The continuing refinement of the DCP "underground election apparatus".
I think we're reaching a point where a considerable cohort of the electorate (remember Mitt Romney's "47%"?) are now the proverbial "yellow dogs". It doesn't matter who is running, they vote for the candidate with "d" even if they're not really interested in who the candidates ARE.
Folks like this don't need to go to rallies, their decisions are made before the candidates are nominated.
(In full disclosure, this works for those on the right, as well, at least most of the time).
It doesn't matter whether McAuliffe draws 2,500, 25,000, or 250 people -- he's favored to win anyway because of the "d" that's next to his name on the ballot.
And if that's not enough, there's the DCP election apparatus that stands ready-and-waiting to deliver the additional manufactured ballots to supply the controlling margin of victory.
Have you checked the realclearpolitics polls lately?
Still think Youngkin can pull this off?
