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The Political Stage

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How to Make an Event Look Real

The advanced team flies into the event location a week or more before a speech or rally. A 20 minute event requires several dozen people, campaign staff, secret service. They start there from zero and work hundreds of hours to put together what might be that 20 minute campaign stop. The key, he says, is making the event look genuine.

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