This story has been updated.
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) drew a “disappointing” crowd for an event in his home state Wednesday night just days before a critical primary in the state, CNN reported.
CNN’s Jason Carroll, who was on the ground in Hialeah, Florida, called the crowd “much, much smaller” than at Rubio’s past events and said the “couple hundred” supporters gathered were “not even filling the end zone” of the high school football stadium.
“This is Marco Rubio’s home turf,” Carroll reminded viewers.
The Washington Examiner’s Byron York tweeted an even more stark view of the venue:
Rubio stadium event in Hialeah. Stands empty; crowd in one end zone. pic.twitter.com/9zj0xslwSA
— Byron York (@ByronYork) March 9, 2016
Here’s another view of the event from a Politico reporter:
PIC: So Rubio’s big Hialeah rally only hits the 20-yard line of the football field it’s on. pic.twitter.com/dUb4K2jZuT
— Shane Goldmacher (@ShaneGoldmacher) March 9, 2016
And one from The Guardian US:
Marco Rubio and his wife Jeanette take the stage in Hialeah, Florida. pic.twitter.com/csfWgWyYx2
— Sabrina Siddiqui (@SabrinaSiddiqui) March 9, 2016
And two views from CBS News’ Major Garrett:
Two views of @marcorubio rally in Hialeah. This of Rubio and crowd. 1 of 2 pic.twitter.com/OXhgExeDem
— Major Garrett (@MajorCBS) March 9, 2016
This of empty football field just beyond @marcorubio stage. 2 of 2 pic.twitter.com/cKDtdVxUjl
— Major Garrett (@MajorCBS) March 9, 2016
While The Washington Post’s Greg Sargent pointed out that it’s easy to distort perspective using creative camera angles:
It’s amazing what you can accomplish by playing around with different camera angles.https://t.co/dMob9PwRtF https://t.co/mZMB2sRLNZ
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) March 9, 2016
The crowd in Hialeah is fired up for @marcorubio tonight! #FLforMarco #FLPrimary pic.twitter.com/e34GsoWWwH
— Team Marco (@TeamMarco) March 9, 2016
