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    David M. Drucker‏Verified account @DavidMDrucker Oct 3

    MEMPHIS — Just interviewed Trump voter/volunteer who tells me she’s attended more than 30 MAGA rallies. Explains it’s a network of people who’ve met there & become friends. “You have your regulars & your first-timers.” #TNSEN

    11:46 AM - 3 Oct 2018
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      2. atoms are enough‏ @atomsareenough Oct 3
        Replying to @DavidMDrucker

        What useful information is gleaned from interviews such as these?

        13 replies 3 retweets 78 likes
      3. David M. Drucker‏Verified account @DavidMDrucker Oct 3
        Replying to @atomsareenough

        Plenty. You might be surprised.

        26 replies 0 retweets 38 likes
      4. atoms are enough‏ @atomsareenough Oct 3
        Replying to @DavidMDrucker

        I guess I would find it surprising. We've seen so much attention given and so many press profiles of Trump supporters over the past two years that I feel like they're pretty well understood at this point. Doesn't seem like a lot of new depths left to mine.

        3 replies 6 retweets 148 likes
      5. Eric Smith‏ @porcelainthrone Oct 3
        Replying to @atomsareenough @DavidMDrucker

        Missing teeth, elementary vocabulary, and a beer palette that hasn’t expanded beyond Bud Light.

        8 replies 4 retweets 90 likes
      6. Grumble‏ @pugpie4 Oct 3
        Replying to @porcelainthrone @atomsareenough @DavidMDrucker

        As much as I’d like to think so, it’s largely not true. You might appreciate Selena Zeto’s book the Great Revolt. It made me realize there are several different groups w/different interests. It’s important to get what drove them into Trump’s arms.

        21 replies 2 retweets 21 likes
      7. AL Bo Parker‏ @boparker1 Oct 3
        Replying to @pugpie4 @porcelainthrone and

        Exactly. The underestimation of the people who actually support Trump and the ideologies he represents are what the polls slept on in 2016. Don’t make the same mistake. A lot of suits at those rallies.

        1 reply 1 retweet 14 likes
      8. a damp ratt‏ @WAPratt Oct 3
        Replying to @boparker1 @pugpie4 and

        I know Manhattan millionaires that are on board with the agenda because they want lower taxes to keep more of their money. They want tighter borders (for poorly explained reasons). They want deregulation to open up new investment opportunities. There's a craven selfishness there

        1 reply 2 retweets 14 likes
      9. Nasty Patti‏ @LiesKillTheSoul Oct 3
        Replying to @WAPratt

        Bingo! The libertarians hate paying taxes that might go to someone out of work or sick. But they are happy to use the roads taxes pay for!

        0 replies 1 retweet 7 likes
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      2. Rachel Joy Larris‏Verified account @RachelLarris Oct 3
        Replying to @DavidMDrucker

        This makes a lot of social bonding sense...I've been seeing this referenced more and more @JYSexton mentioned it on TrumpCast, but the rallies are like comic cons (or any kind of "con", DragonCon, TrekCon) where people are finding more like them than they saw before.

        7 replies 1 retweet 41 likes
      3. Rachel Joy Larris‏Verified account @RachelLarris Oct 3
        Replying to @RachelLarris @DavidMDrucker

        The rallies convince attendees "Hey it's ok to say you hate [minority] outloud. I couldn't say that before...but now I'm surrounded by people who agree with me." That has double-amplifying effect. It strengthens initial belief and also makes it socially acceptable.

        7 replies 29 retweets 153 likes
      4. LA Resident Tourist‏ @LA_Res_Tourist Oct 3
        Replying to @RachelLarris @DavidMDrucker

        I saw this before with Rush Rooms and chat rooms. The bigots in particular seemed eager to be among their own kind, so they could feel free to say racist stuff and have an appreciative, sniggering audience.

        4 replies 4 retweets 44 likes
      5. Rachel Joy Larris‏Verified account @RachelLarris Oct 3
        Replying to @LA_Res_Tourist

        Exactly, Klan rallies had a similar effect. And they were huge (and public) in the 1920s.

        7 replies 8 retweets 62 likes
      6. LA Resident Tourist‏ @LA_Res_Tourist Oct 3
        Replying to @RachelLarris

        What gets me is how deliriously happy they are, just in raptures over this ugly talk. *This* is what fulfills you? *This* is what brings you joy? I understand it justifies their beliefs and resentments but, damn.

        0 replies 5 retweets 53 likes
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      2. shanchan‏ @ShanChan_37 Oct 4
        Replying to @DavidMDrucker

        Hmm, how of the Obama rallies did you cover like this? He had larger crowds a bigger base. So what is the media’s excuse beside the make up of his base does the media have with this obsession unless it’s ratings or is it race? It’s time someone asked and for media to answer.

        2 replies 1 retweet 3 likes
      3. David M. Drucker‏Verified account @DavidMDrucker Oct 4
        Replying to @ShanChan_37

        My tweet wasn't judging. I just reported what this woman told me. I met her at a gathering of Trump supporters in Memphis, no reason to doubt her.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. shanchan‏ @ShanChan_37 Oct 4
        Replying to @DavidMDrucker

        Oh I’m not doubting her at all. I live in Trump Country, I’m curious about the obsession with Trump voters and the unprecedented coverage the media gives them every day.

        1 reply 1 retweet 3 likes
      5. David M. Drucker‏Verified account @DavidMDrucker Oct 4
        Replying to @ShanChan_37

        It's bound to be something I report on when I'm covering a Senate race in Trump country. Different voters will be the focus in different races.

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      6. Nashville Resist  👊🏾 🏳️‍🌈 🎸 🚺 💗 🇺🇲 👊🏼‏ @NashvilleResist Oct 4
        Replying to @DavidMDrucker @ShanChan_37

        You're aware Memphis voted for @HillaryClinton by 30 points, right (as did Nashville - the two cities together are well over half TN's GDP.) We wonder why you're calling an area with that byline "Trump country."

        1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes
      7. shanchan‏ @ShanChan_37 Oct 4
        Replying to @NashvilleResist @DavidMDrucker @HillaryClinton

        shanchan Retweeted Jamil Smith

        An example...https://twitter.com/jamilsmith/status/1047916879753433089?s=21 …

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        Jamil SmithVerified account @JamilSmith
        Black women remain the heart of the Democratic base, and likely will determine which party controls Congress. We need more reporting like @susanchira’s to illuminate their impact. We have read quite a lot about white Trump voters. We need the whole story. https://nyti.ms/2O5dahe 
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      2. EVO‏ @great_northland Oct 3
        Replying to @DavidMDrucker

        I noticed this when MPR interviewed rally goers in Duluth. It seemed like most of them didn’t even live in Minnesota - die hard that travel from all over. The size of a crowd seems to be a poor gauge of support within a particular district

        2 replies 7 retweets 118 likes
      3. Yane A‏ @YaneAUSA Oct 3
        Replying to @great_northland @DavidMDrucker

        Deadheads, literally

        8 replies 3 retweets 134 likes
      4. EVO‏ @great_northland Oct 3
        Replying to @YaneAUSA @DavidMDrucker

        Plus the arena only held 8k - so it’s not like a large percentage of 8th district voters are in attendance. Meanwhile the protests had several thousand, but that got less coverage even though I’d assume most protestors were local and didn’t travel

        1 reply 4 retweets 48 likes
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