Today’s rally in Reading, Pennsylvania which shows massive blocks of empty seats in an arena that hold 9,000 people.
Reading is in Berks county a county Trump carried in 2020, 53-45
At the Trump rally in Reading, Pennsylvania, not even the floor is full. Campaign staff is trying to herd attendees into a couple of sections to make the place look packed. Very low energy.
— David Corn
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I will say the turnout today so far for this event is quite thin. There is a lot of empty seats left in this arena.
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Donald Trump has built his brand around his ability to turn out large crowds and so far in the stops today in North Carolina and here in Reading, it is noticeably thin here.
—CNN correspondent Steve Contorno (link)
Meanwhile, here’s a look at Kamala’s rally in Pittsburgh
And Tim Walz’s rally in Milwaukee