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U.S President Donald Trump threw one of his love fests in Manchester on the eve of the New Hampshire primary. It draws supporters from all around the northeast to the centre of focus for 2020 Democrats. Point to be noted that Bernie Sanders and all his friends got together and had themselves a good old fashioned rock show. It was a night full of political star power, on both sides of the ideological divide. Trump came along his family to the rally, including his daughter Ivanka and son Don Jr. But, Sanders brought along some misfits of his own. They were the kinds of supporters and surrogates who have shaken the Democratic Party establishment to its core.

The New York Democrat, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez unseated a deeply entrenched party leader in her 2018 primary. She was present there and met with deafening roars from the nearly full stadium. She drew that excitement into a crescendo as she worked towards introducing the man who polls show may well win the Tuesday primary by nearly double digits. Sanders introduced The Strokes to the stage for their set and the massively youthful crowd was free to rush the stage. One Sanders supporter said, “Oh it smells like weed in here”. Both candidates were making a mark and sending a message to a state that plays a major role in determining who wins party nominations. It was just hours before the first voters headed to the polls far to the north in Dixville Notch.

One Trump’s supporter, Debbie Harook drove into Manchester from Massachusetts for what she said was her first Trump rally. She said, “I love president Trump. Support him. Love him. I love his energy. I love what he’s done for our country. He’s proud of our country, he’s got everybody proud of the country, truly”. She was wearing a bright red MAGA hat. She added, “I love it here. I’m so excited. It feels like energy, can you not feel the energy coming through these floors, it’s wonderful. And everybody in here and supports the president the way I support our president”. Harook wasn’t alone wearing a Trump cap at the SNHU arena. She said, “It is so energetic. It’s crazy, man. I’m, like, tripping’, I’m sending pictures back to work and stuff. I’ve got my little scarf going on, I’ve got my Trump hat. You know what I mean”?