A rally for Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (D), featuring former President Barack Obama and President Joe Biden, failed to fill the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, videos posted from the event reveal.
Just days from the highly-contested Pennsylvania Senate election, where Fetterman is facing Republican Mehmet Oz, Obama and Biden were unable to fill the 10,000-seat Liacouras Center in deep blue Philadelphia — echoing a lack of enthusiasm among Democrats this cycle.
Videos posted online from the rally showed entirely empty upper sections as well as empty seats in lower sections that organizers sought to fill:
Raucous crowd awaiting President Biden, Obama and Democratic Candidates Fetterman and Shapiro at Temple’s Liacouris Center to fire up the base in Philadelphia in the closing moments until Election Day. @WGAL #ElectionDay pic.twitter.com/km3hS5He4Q
— BarbaraBarrWGAL (@BarbaraBarrWGAL) November 5, 2022
LIVE from the very empty Philly arena where an Obama/Biden Rally is taking place pic.twitter.com/39Wja6UHJB
— President Beb! (@presidentbeb) November 5, 2022
Despite the Biden/Obama/Fetterman/Shapiro billing in Philly, dozens of empty seats in the rafters pic.twitter.com/NibgE4dAnP
— Alex Thompson (@AlexThomp) November 5, 2022
At the same time, former President Trump managed to fill the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, for a Saturday evening rally for Dr. Oz. Lines for the event started early in the day as supporters lined up to get front-row seats.
Big early crowd lined up in Pennsylvania for Pres. Donald Trump’s rally for @dougmastriano and @DrOz.@OANN pic.twitter.com/7HEWi6Av7Y
— Daniel Baldwin (@baldwin_daniel_) November 5, 2022
Pennsylvania making an early STATEMENT just three days before Election Day.
Gigantic line at President Donald Trump’s rally in Latrobe. Tons of enthusiasm for @dougmastriano and @DrOz.
Do you think Joe Biden could ever draw a crowd like this?@OANN pic.twitter.com/ogz4Z6flTl
— Daniel Baldwin (@baldwin_daniel_) November 5, 2022
Wow. Crowd erupts into rendition of the national anthem during Trump’s PA rally. pic.twitter.com/kVRECLZdFF
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) November 6, 2022
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport November 5, 2022 in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
People gather as former President of the United States Donald J. Trump deplanes Trump Force One and delivers remarks during a rally at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Latrobe, United States on November 5, 2022. (Kyle Mazza/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Attendees cheer as Mehmet Oz, US Republican Senate candidate for Pennsylvania, speaks during a campaign rally in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, US, on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. (Dustin Franz/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Supporters cheer as former US President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a “Save America” rally ahead of the midterm elections at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, on November 5, 2022. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)
Former US President Donald Trump speaks during a “Save America” rally ahead of the midterm elections at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, on November 5, 2022. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)
Former US President Donald Trump shows a video of US President Joe Biden as he speaks during a “Save America” rally ahead of the midterm elections at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, on November 5, 2022. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)
Doug Mastriano, Republican Gubernatorial candidate for Pennsylvania, arrives to speak during a “Save America” rally ahead of the midterm elections at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, on November 5, 2022. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)
Supporters arrive for a “Save America” rally where former US President Donald Trump will speak ahead of the midterm elections, at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, on November 5, 2022. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)
John Binder is a reporter for Breitbart News. Email him at jbinder@breitbart.com. Follow him on Twitter here.
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