Protestors plan to greet Trump at San Antonio rally. GOP says it will fill Freeman Coliseum – Houston Public Media

Protestors plan to greet Trump at San Antonio rally. GOP says it will fill Freeman Coliseum  Houston Public Media

Freeman Coliseum holds nearly 12,000 at capacity, but security arrangements are likely to reduce space if necessary. Local Democrats say protests are planned against President Trump’s rally at Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio on Wednesday evening, while local Republicans expect to fill the East Side venue. The president’s primary purpose for the rally is to get out the vote for U.S. Senate nominee Ken Paxton and Republican down ballot candidates. But local Democrats are puzzled by the president’s political strategy—visiting deep blue Bexar County, where Republicans rarely win any race on Election Day and swing voters are hard to come by. Bexar County Democratic Party Chairperson Michelle Lowe Solis said the president’s low approval rating and the higher cost of living, including gas and grocery prices, set the scene for large protests at the coliseum during the president’s visit.

She also said that Democrats plan peaceful protests and will have security within their ranks. The U.S. war with Iran is not going over well in Military City U.S.A., she said, where active-duty members and veterans add up to nearly a quarter of a million residents, according to county figures. “People are mad. People are not happy with where we are,” she said. “I think you’ve seen the polls, just like I’ve seen the polls. I think he’s got a 26%