
The Turnout at a Clinton Speech Was So Bad They Had to Take Measures to Improve Optics
Posted at 2:30 pm on September 9, 2016 by Brandon Morse
Things went from embarrassing to cringeworthy for Hillary Clinton when her speech at a Baptist convention in Kansas City.
Clinton was to be the keynote speaker at the National Baptist Convention USA, touted as the country’s oldest and biggest African-American religious convention. During her speech, Clinton quoted lots of scripture, and spoke about her background as a Methodist since childhood. She even took a moment to land a few hits about Donald Trump.
But while it all seemed great if you were looking at the stage, turning the camera around showed you a very embarrassing scene. The turnout was far less than anyone had anticipated, and empty chairs filled the majority of the room. In order to try to save the optics…