The media loves to hit President Trump when he brags about his crowds. For example:
Two days after Manchester rally, Trump is lighting up Twitter with affirmations of his crowd size.
— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) August 17, 2019
And they love to say his crowds don’t matter:
.@mikememoli says, "There's enthusiasm across the board for Dems in beating Donald Trump & crowd size is not the best metric. There may not be the same enthusiasm among Progressive voters for Biden, but there's broader enthusiasm among much wider swath of voters." #AMRstaff
— Andrea Mitchell (@mitchellreports) August 23, 2019
But crowd size is important, despite how the media frames it. Which is why it’s time for Republicans to start paying more attention to Elizabeth Warren who reportedly had 15,000 on hand to hear her speak in Seattle today:
Warren opens Seattle town hall w a tribute to Jay Inslee’s campaign. Warren team says 15,000 in attendance pic.twitter.com/qiRBGkw0cc
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) August 25, 2019
That’s a Trump-sized crowd and Joe Biden is not drawing those types of numbers:
Elizabeth Warren crowd from the press riser in Seattle. pic.twitter.com/N2lwmHR1x8
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) August 25, 2019
Recommended
She reportedly had 12,000 last week in Minnesota:
We see you Seattle. We see you for sure. It was 12,000 in Minnesota less than a week ago. It’s 15,000 today in Seattle according to our comms director @KristenOrthman. This is not a moment. It’s a movement. Join us. #TeamWarren https://t.co/EPz3h96cOK
— Jossie Valentin (@JossieValentin) August 25, 2019
And they’re cheering on her wealth tax:
Elizabeth Warren defends her wealth tax in Seattle.
She adds: “I don’t propose a wealth tax because I’m cranky. I don’t propose it because I’m mad at anybody.” pic.twitter.com/IxmA3f1cxc
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) August 25, 2019
Watch out, Dems . . . she’s going to be your nominee if this keeps up.
***