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applegrove

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Fri Mar 16, 2018, 05:18 PM Mar 2018

Assaults increased in cities that hosted Trump rallies, study finds

BY JOHN KOPP PhillyVoice Staff

http://www.phillyvoice.com/assaults-increased-cities-hosted-trump-rallies-study-finds/

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Cities that hosted Donald Trump rallies during the 2016 presidential campaign experienced an uptick in assaults, according to a study conducted at the University of Pennsylvania.

Researchers found that cities recorded 2.3 more assaults than average when the Republican visited. By contrast, Hillary Clinton rallies were not linked to any increase in assaults.

"News media sources reported there were violent incidents at some campaign rallies, but it was difficult to gauge whether there really was a systematic problem, and if so, how many additional assaults were associated with each rally," lead researcher Christopher Morrison said in a statement.

The study, conducted by a team at the Perelman School of Medicine, was published Friday in the trade magazine Epidemiology.

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Proving once again that Trump voters want to be entertained and fantasize about being big men. Just like the Superbowl.

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Assaults increased in cities that hosted Trump rallies, study finds (Original Post) applegrove Mar 2018 OP
Not surprised at all. n/t RKP5637 Mar 2018 #1
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