Sights and sounds around the Trump rally in Richmond

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

66% : The grey skies and 50 degree weather in Richmond did little to detract from the enthusiasm in the crowd as Trump supporters in red "Make America Great Again" hats and T-shirts showed up in droves to attend the Trump rally at the Greater Richmond Convention Center on Saturday, March 2nd.
63% : While Trump wasn't set to begin speaking at the rally until 6pm, his supporters were there as early as 6 a.m. to line up to hear him speak -- with some even arriving the night before to camp out and secure their spots in line.
50% : Swathed in Trump regalia from head to toe, a 54-year-old Virginia man who identified himself only as "Long Hair" and said he drove two hours to Richmond to attend the rally held up a Pro-Trump sign in the shape of the United States with a red, white and blue-striped rifle shooting out a confederate flag at the top.
50% : "I'm here to stand up for what I think is right," said Mazzella, who held a sign that read "Abort Trump."
48% : "Two blocks away, husband and wife duo David and Deborah Dougherty -- 54 and 55 respectively -- also stood on a corner across from the mass of Trump supporters lining up to get into the convention center, a couple feet away from over a dozen police officers who had cut off the street at the intersection of Marshall St and 3rd Ave.
41% : This included Keenan Bryant, 57 -- who attended the rally with his wife and joked about voting for his dog in the election over Nikki Haley -- and Ken Meekins, 21, who sported a banner tied around his neck that pictured Trump holding an assault riffle standing on a tank in front of explosions, fireworks and an American flag.
40% : When asked if he would still vote for Trump if he was convicted in the Stormy Daniels case, he said that he would.
33% : Originally from Virgina, Lorinc -- who sported a shirt that said "I may not be perfect but at least I'm not a democrat" -- said that immigration and the economy were the main issues that motivated her to attend the rally and support Trump.
27% : While Trump supporters made up the vast majority of the people surrounding the convention center, others, like Richmond resident Erica Mazzella, 39, were there to protest the event.
17% : "I don't believe Trump was guilty of anything in that," Lorinc said, adding that she would still vote for Trump regardless of the case's outcome.
12% : If Trump wasn't on the ballot that would be election fraud."Lorinc also complained of what she described as the politicized weaponization of the judicial system against Trump, particularly in regard to the ongoing Stormy Daniels case.

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