levels. dwaded the general population from spending money on train tickets and airplanes, getting in their car, and going to d.c. in large numbers that is a good thing. secondly, for the extremist groups, the fact that they didn't show today, concerned about arrest, this sends a message, we are not going to let this happen again. january 6th is not going to happen again- our watch. we saw, of course, g.o.p. popititions, and elected officials running away from this event with one key exception, that is of course, the former president, who released a statement. i want to be there in mind and spirit, but i am not going. let's get behind the unfairly persecuted group. it is that lie, that notion that caused the rally to exist.