Replies to post #468155 on Tornado Alley (PROG)

[arizona1]

Guess it was the tremendous turnout for the trump rallies

But now it's 2024 and trump is campaigning from his basement! 🤪

[newmedman]

I guess you don't understand the difference between governing and acting like a jackass on a stage. Governing is not all that exciting but it gets shit done, acting like a jackass gets you some sort of cult following but doesn't get any shit done.

[sortagreen]

"Guess it was the tremendous turnout for the trump rallies"

Very impressive, yes

[blackhawks]

Guess that first of all that's a silly ass misrepresentation of what was really happening. Secondly, The election turnout for Biden suggests that rally size was NOT indicative of the level of support for Biden but rather indicative of Biden's and Biden supporters' respect for CDC guidelines on social distancing during the pandemic.

The well known contempt of Trumpanzees for common sense measures to lessen exposure to the virus may well have shortened the lines of those voters at the polls due to illness, or worse.🚑️☠️👻📷️📺️ (See if you can ace the Covid intelligence test represented by the emojis.🤭)

Hence, thank you, a loss for president disinfectants and light.

Lastly there are both herd instincts and herd immunity. Too much of the former and way too little of the latter are what killed the orange beast's chances. That and prudent mail in voting by more Biden than Trump supporters.

Fact check: Crowd size at Trump and Biden events reflect campaign strategy, not support
Reuters
October 30, 20209:52 AM CDT Updated 3 years ago

https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN27F27N/

Biden has criticized Trump for holding campaign events that put people at risk of contracting the coronavirus, which as of Oct.30, has led to 228,885 deaths in the United States ( here; , a live tracker is visible here; ).

As thousands have crowded together at recent rallies held by the president, Biden’s campaign events have introduced social distancing measures and a limited capacity.

In Tampa, for instance, Biden held a drive-in event where attendees remained in their cars (here).
The contrast between Trump and Biden’s campaign events can be seen in various photographs (here).
Reuters has fact-checked other social media posts which implied low support for Biden but ignored that the small gatherings were intentional, to limit the spread of COVID-19 here and here .

VERDICT
Missing context. The comparison of these images is misleading because it does not consider the candidates’ different approaches to campaigning during the pandemic.