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2016 Postmortem

UCmeNdc

(9,651 posts) Sun Dec 25, 2016, 01:16 PM Dec 2016

Donald Trump wants a record crowd for his inauguration [View all]

In a tweet a week ago, Donald Trump urged his fans to head to Washington to see him get sworn in on Jan. 20.

"Let's set the all time record!" tweeted the president-elect.

But planners who are gearing up for the big day predict that Trump will fall way short of his goal: They're estimating a crowd of roughly 800,000, fewer than half the 1.8 million people who attended President Barack Obama's first inauguration in 2009.

"It's not even close to a record," said Jim Bendat, a California expert on presidential inauguration history, who wrote a book on the subject.

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/12/donald-trump-wants-a-record-crowd-for-his-inauguration-but-he-may-be-disappointed/

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Donald Trump wants a record crowd for his inauguration [View all] UCmeNdc Dec 2016 OP

He's going to get record MFM008 Dec 2016 #1

I hope the protesters really show a sign that they are there to protest UCmeNdc Dec 2016 #2

If all the protestors wore red or yellow jackets there'd be no doubt they were there. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Dec 2016 #8

Or black. JudyM Dec 2016 #14

Not red. That is "their' color... 3catwoman3 Dec 2016 #28

So will Trump. EL34x4 Dec 2016 #22

I hope 25 percent are there to flip him the finger when he goes by or boo lunasun Dec 2016 #6

Everything is a contest with him. He must feel very inferior. Arkansas Granny Dec 2016 #3

He should. 3catwoman3 Dec 2016 #29

Well, just like his "landslide" victory, pnwest Dec 2016 #4

And he'd be right, but not in a way he'd want to be. NT mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 #12

Lebron and the Cavs got a bigger crowd in Cleveland Kolesar Dec 2016 #5

Yes they did and so did the Cubs in Chicago . Both this year & both so much more popular than him lunasun Dec 2016 #7

You had to bring up the Cubs Kolesar Dec 2016 #20

The OP is about crowd size and I thought you were referring to the Cavs celebration crowd size lunasun Dec 2016 #27

Let the protesters in and he'll have RECORD crowds--LOL!!! nt MADem Dec 2016 #9

"Head to Washington and don't forget your brown shirts." Vinca Dec 2016 #10

Uhm, a huge steaming pile is all he attracts onecaliberal Dec 2016 #11

He'll shatter Dubya's record Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2016 #13

A record for protesters Gothmog Dec 2016 #15

He could bus in his casino and hotel employees for the day. Ken Burch Dec 2016 #16

Which begs the question...if the crowds look extra-small, will he bar the networks from covering it? Ken Burch Dec 2016 #17

Fuck him. Rex Dec 2016 #18

TrumPutin can want what he wants Duke Silver Dec 2016 #19

I'm in agreement with you. And protesting him Ilsa Dec 2016 #26

I hope it rains like never before. With plenty of lightning bolts. oasis Dec 2016 #21

And gale force winds... 3catwoman3 Dec 2016 #30

It won't matter. He'll claim it's a record anyway EffieBlack Dec 2016 #23

Exactly. He thinks everyone should accept his vision of reality. Arkansas Granny Dec 2016 #32

Looks like reality is smacking dRumpf and the repugs in the face again. Mc Mike Dec 2016 #24

He does like to keep the buzz going on both sides. tavernier Dec 2016 #25

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir is pretty big. 3catwoman3 Dec 2016 #31