In March, for the first time in a long time, Arizona mattered in a presidential primary. The 2016 campaigns descended on the state with all the candidates but John Kasich making an appearance.

The Trump rally in Fountain Hills made the national news because of the protesters that closed the roads into the small suburb. I passed a few of them on the way in. The road was still open at the time.

Some people were content to drive around with their signs closer to the event site.

Around the time when Trump was taking the stage, the protesters on foot showed up on the hillside.

After attending seven campaign events in six days, I can say that Trump drew the largest crowd by far. Sanders outdrew Clinton by the virtue of holding two events in larger venues. But even for a single event, I’d have to say Sanders had slightly larger crowds. Cruz also held a rally in a gym, with about the same turnout as Clinton.

But as we saw in California this week, it’s Trump that brings out the emotion in both his supporters and opponents. The anti-Trump protesters are also the most likely to try and disrupt an event. None of the other candidates have that level of hate directed at them.

Clearly Trump has struck a nerve in America.

Jennifer Mack is a photographer and blogger based in Phoenix, Arizona. You can follow her blog at jennifermack.net and her Instagram at @shotbyjenn.

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