The media sure is loving all the attacks from former Prezzy Obama on Republicans and Trump, but, surprisingly, it doesn’t seem like people give a damn.
At least if you go by the attendance at his speech in Anaheim, California:
About 750 people attended the event at Anaheim Convention Center, where Obama delivered a short speech centered on unity and the “politics of hope.” And, after a story about getting kicked out of Disneyland when he was caught smoking in the Magic Kingdom after a concert as a teenager, Obama issued an impassioned critique of Trump and the state of American democracy and encouraged the crowd to back the candidates he came to support.
750?! That’s it?! That is really odd – and this was reported by far left-wing outlet ThinkProgress, so it’s probably accurate.
Did the “convention center” he spoke at only hold 750? Not much of a center. Now, to be fair, it’s Orange County, and that’s a pretty Republican region of California. But it’s SURROUNDED by socialists and liberals and crackheads. How come they didn’t show up for Obama?
Because @BarackObama + Orange County ... pic.twitter.com/ItW7ABHakM
— David Siders (@davidsiders) September 8, 2018
It sounds like Democrats limited the tickets to 750. Why? Were they afraid they couldn’t fill up the 6,500 seats in the Anaheim Convention Center?
https://twitter.com/CBSmichelegile/status/1038467373425078272Very weird. Obama remains to be pretty popular among many Americans, I would have expected many more to come out. Maybe the “blue wave” isn’t what people think it’s gonna be…