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Trump's ‘new, very embarrassing problem’ is foretelling the death of MAGA
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AlterNet reports that Donald Trump’s “embarrassing problem” is visibly empty seating at recent rallies in Republican strongholds. Citing i Paper columnist James Ball, it points to sparsely occupied upper-tier seats at San Antonio’s Freeman Coliseum earlier this month and an entirely unused upper level at a Saturday rally in Kentucky, which Trump won by 30 points in 2024.
Ball argues that shrinking crowds may reflect erosion within Trump’s most committed base and could indicate that the MAGA coalition will struggle to survive his presidency. AlterNet cites unspecified polling as…
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