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BigmanPigman

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5. I knew it! They always do this.

Reply to BlueWavePsych (Original post)

Sat Nov 1, 2025, 09:15 AM

Nov 1

They ALWAYS under report the real numbers and it is a pet peeve of mine.

For the April Hands Off protest the reports were "in the tens of thousands" in San Diego.
BS! It turned out that 80,000 actually protested.

On the June 14 NO KINGS they reported 5 million when there was over 10 million.(50% too
low).
On the Oct 18 NO KINGS they reported over 7 million, now it's over 20 million (66% too
low).

I have been to over 30 protests and am a pretty good judge of the real numbers. Also, there are a few statisticians out there who do the math and it is usually 50% higher than the MSM reports.

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8% of Americans say they participated in a No Kings protest on October 18 - about 21 Million [View all] BlueWavePsych Nov 1 OP

Hooray for the 65 + NJCher Nov 1 #1

The over 65ers were well represented in our Vermont rally. democrank Nov 1 #13

Absolutely, Cher. Excellent ideas! I'm sick of the boomers continuing to be the focus of critiques by everyone else. littlemissmartypants Nov 1 #16

I was there! With my vets hat.. Playingmantis Nov 1 #2

That's a hell of a lot more than the 7 million they said. Bravo! Biophilic Nov 1 #3

At my local protest, people were coming and going all afternoon William Seger Nov 1 #15

This is exactly right. pandr32 Nov 1 #21

Many of the over 65s know what is going on and can do a comparative analysis Norbert Nov 1 #4

I knew it! They always do this. BigmanPigman Nov 1 #5

The 7 million number was the number reported by the ORGANIZERS Wiz Imp Nov 1 #9

A lot of people don't sign up Tree Lady Nov 1 #25

Right. Which is why it's disappointing that the organizers of the protests apparently use sign-ups to report attendance Wiz Imp Nov 1 #26

That seems like the opposite of what they should do BigmanPigman Nov 1 #30

I agree Wiz Imp Nov 1 #32

That's over the 3.5 percent margin to "be effective" Blues Heron Nov 1 #6

Yes. Know that the margin applies to "sustained" protests. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 1 #11

I wonder how many people didn't respond to the poll Marthe48 Nov 1 #7

My mom (94 years young) participated! intheflow Nov 1 #8

there was 1 at a senior bldg near me. mopinko Nov 1 #10

OK, well that makes sense Farmer-Rick Nov 1 #12

They're withholding from us to be cruel. We should be cruel righ back and withhold from them. Hotler Nov 1 #14

I think the shutdown is accomplishing exactly that. MichMan Nov 1 #23

Kicking for data. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Nov 1 #17

More more more. Drums, food pantries, clinics, shelter, jobs. Tetrachloride Nov 1 #18

And for everyone of those 21-million, 1-2 more who could not attend. Grins Nov 1 #19

Saw that 85+% of Republicans approve the SlobFathers performance thus far - NoMoreRepugs Nov 1 #20

Our little town's gathering was packed. byronius Nov 1 #22

Fan-freaking-tastic numbers. Plus the shout-out to us Boomers! Hekate Nov 1 #24

Deleted Raven123 Nov 1 #27

Bookmarking for data... yellow dahlia Nov 1 #28

Great to Know !💙 We had 2000 on Kauai... Cha Nov 1 #29

Yup. SheltieLover Nov 1 #31

And many, like my husband and I, wanted to be there, but Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 1 #33