2/19/18, "'Paint Philly red': How Russian trolls sought to influence Pa.'s 2016 vote," philly.com, by Jeremy Roebuck, Andrew Seidman
"Just hours before the [Oct. 2, 2016] purported Philadelphia rally was to take place in Marconi Plaza at Broad Street and Oregon Avenue, @March_for_Trump tweeted: “Guys, we’re looking for a coordinator for our event in Philly. If you’d like to help, just DM us! #TrumpPence #MAGA.”
Whether any of the events actually took place remains uncertain.
No one ever applied to City Hall for a permit on the date the Philadelphia rally was supposed to have taken place, no news reports appear to have been published, and a search of Facebook and Twitter shows no photos or posts picturing the event or those in any of the other targeted Pennsylvania cities.
Neither Philadelphia GOP Chairman Mike Meehan nor Dave Majernik, vice chairman of Allegheny County’s Republican Committee, was able to recall such a rally.
“It seems like they just created a presence on the internet without anything actually happening,” Majernik said."
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Example of Russian troll tweet from Philly.com article:
"“Angry patriots are about to paint Philly red,” one [twitter] account, singled out in Mueller’s indictment, tweeted on Sept. 29, 2016. “say no to lies, corruption and tyranny!”"...
[Ed. note: Right. 125% of Philadelphia's population votes democrat. But it's about to be painted "red."]
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Above, 10/1/2016, Amish in line for Trump rally in Manheim, Pennsylvania, AP photo via UK Daily Mail
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Russian trolls didn't paint this house in Western Pennsylvania to support Trump, 4/28/2016:
Above, 4/28/2016, "Westmoreland County (Pa.) house painted to promote Trump," Pittsburgh Tribune Review, " Leslie Baum Rossi stands on her property...where she had a building of hers painted to show support for the Donald Trump campaign, on Thursday, April 28, 2016. Photo by Evan R. Sanders | Tribune-Review"
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| Western Penna. Trump house |
Above, 7/3/2016, "A Trump supporter’s house in Unity Township, in western Pennsylvania. Credit Jeff Swensen for The New York Times,"
4/22/2016, "The spray-painted 450-foot-long Trump sign in Ms. Ryan’s field in northwestern Pennsylvania. Credit via Lynne Ryan," NY Times
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Added: On April 26, 2016, Trump won all 67 Pennsylvania counties in the Republican primary, 'an
unprecedented feat'- Penn Live
Trump outperformed RCP poll average by 14 points.
4/26/2016, "Pennsylvania Republican Presidential Primary," Real Clear Politics
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Trump outperformed RCP poll average by 14 points.
4/26/2016, "Pennsylvania Republican Presidential Primary," Real Clear Politics
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12,000 rally for Trump in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, April 29, 2017:
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| 4/29/17, Martosko |
4/29/17, "Why does Trump keep coming to Pennsylvania? The answer is simple," Penn Live, Candy Woodall, Harrisburg, Pa.
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| 4/29/17 |
""Why does Trump keep coming back to Pennsylvania?"
It was asked during otherwise glowing reviews of President Donald Trump's first 100 days, a milestone he chose to celebrate in the state capital.
The answer is simple: This is Trump country.
On just about any other day, nobody would describe reliably blue Harrisburg as Trump country. The ideals of the protesters outside would've made more sense than those of the president's supporters inside.
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| 4/29/17 |
But the people inside the Farm Show Complex and Expo Center came from all swaths of the commonwealth and other states throughout the northeast. They agree Trump is a great president....
His supporters will blame "the rioters," the leftists, Congress and the "fake news" media, or they will say he just needs more time....
His supporters, who in Pennsylvania delivered his biggest crowds in Hershey and Harrisburg, including Saturday night when more than 12,000 filled the New Holland Arena of the Farm Show Complex.
It didn't matter what Trump did or didn't do during the first 100 days. It didn't matter that Saturday night he had his biggest crowd in the state and spent most of the time blasting the media attending the White House Correspondents roast of him.
The only thing that really matters to these supporters is that he talks like they do and has them convinced he will "make America great again" and "bring America back."...
"It (Pennsylvania) serves as a symbol of his ability to change the political landscape in the country. It makes sense on the 100th day to be at the site of one of his best victories."
Two congressmen who sat in Trump's VIP area agreed.
"Why do you think he's coming to Pennsylvania?" said Rep. Scott Perry, a Republican from York County. "Because he knows Pennsylvania put him over the top."
"Donald Trump is in the White House because of Pennsylvania," said Rep. Tom Marino, a Republican from Williamsport who is reportedly Trump's pick for drug czar.
Another supporter, CNN's Jeffrey Lord, agreed that his hometown is Trump country.
"The president loves Pennsylvania," Lord said. "Pennsylvania was critical in winning the presidency, and inside the state, central Pennsylvania played a substantial role in that victory."
It's also a state in which Trump won all 67 counties in the Republican primary-an unprecedented feat.
"So it is no surprise to see him come back - and I'm sure we will see him again as his term progresses," Lord said. "The state slogan for a while was 'You have a friend in Pennsylvania.' That applies especially to President Trump."
It remains to be seen whether Pennsylvania has a friend in the White House, but Lord and the Farm Show crowd would say they already know."
4/29/17, Harrisburg, Pa., Trump rally:
Top image from David Martosko. Other images from Penn Live
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Added: 2016 Trump campaign rally in Hershey, Pa.:
Friday, Nov. 4, 2016, 11,000 rally for Trump in Hershey, Pennsylvania:
Above, Fri., 11/4/2016, Trump rally in Hershey, Pennsylvania,
Above, 11/4/16, Trump rally in Hershey, Pa., "Waiting to see Donald J. Trump at a campaign event in Hershey, Pa., on Friday. Damon Winter / The New York Times"
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Above, Fri., 11/4/16, Trump rally in Hershey, Pennsylvania, "Thousands filled the Giant Center in Hershey to hear The Donald speak at the rally on Friday," AFP Getty via UK Daily Mail
"Donald Trump attracted an estimated 11,000 people to a Pennsylvania hockey arena (the Giant Center) Friday night."...
Above, Fri., 11/4/16, Trump rally in Hershey, Pa., Scavino twitter
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Trump in Hershey, Pa., 11/4/16, "'I'm here all by myself...No guitar, no piano, no nothing!' Trump says Hillary needs Beyoncé to pack 'em in as he draws 11,000 in Pennsylvania (and her celeb-boosted audience is SMALLER)," UK Daily Mail, David Martosko
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10/12/2016, "Nearly 100,000 Pennsylvania Voters Switch From Democrat To Republican," KDKA Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh.cbslocal.com, filed from Harrisburg
"Nearly 100,000 Pennsylvania Democrats have switched to Republican since the beginning of the year.
What’s more: The Pennsylvania Republican party says more than 240-thousand new voters have joined the party since last November.
The state Republican party says that the surge in Republican registrations is nearly twice the number of newly registered Republicans compared to both the 2008 and 2012 numbers combined
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The party says the new numbers come from the Pennsylvania Department of State which shows that 97,607 Democrats have actually switched to Republican.
Numbers also show that 38,020 Republicans actually switched to Democrats."...
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