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Trump humiliates his own rally crowd to their faces

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  Sunday Dose of Democracy: VIDEO OF THE DAY: Trump humiliates his own rally crowd to their faces The president of the United States taunted and mocked his own rally crowd in deep-red Clarksville, Tennessee, bragging that "I could say the stupidest stuff up here and you'd clap." The crowd laughed and clapped. But it's not a cult, right? Take Action: Demand the Senate pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act! This is what Trump panic looks like Alex Shephard, The New Republic :   "Is this what panic looks like?   President Trump has been barnstorming the country in recent days, as part of a tour that will take him across the United States until the midterms.  His rallies, he says, have been 'unbelievable,' generating 'unbelievable crowds and enthusiasm.'  They are 'flipping races all the time.'  News outlets—particularly old foes like The New York Times and CNN—may claim there are whole sections of empty seats, but they are lying.  In reality,...