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A Donald Trump rally on Halloween - literally the scariest thing on earth, right?

Having landed in America the day before, I just had to be there.

So I donned a grey hoodie, drove through the night to Michigan and went undercover to meet the Trumpistas.

The most surprising thing was how nice everyone was to me, even when I told them I was a journalist.

Although admittedly I am a white bloke with a straggly beard, just like almost everyone else in the crowd.

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But that doesn't mean the whole experience wasn't completely weird and terrifying.

Because it totally was.

And these are the 13 things I learned about the crowd at Donald Trump rallies.

1. People turn up in their thousands

On a Monday lunchtime. To see a politician speak. This is insane.

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2. People buy comedy badges

And t-shirts. And hats. And EVERYTHING.

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3. People make their own banners

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4. Everyone sings the national anthem at the start

If that doesn't seem weird, just try to imagine an outburst of God Save the Queen at a Jeremy Corbyn rally.

Would he even join in?

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5. People get dressed up

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6. Some of them even get dressed up as Hillary

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7. Some of them EVEN get dressed up as Trump

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8. They also dance along to Ghostbusters

Seriously. They played it TWICE.

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9. In fact people are just generally thrilled to be there

They jump around excitedly when they get in. They ring their friends to tell them where they are.

And you've never seen so many selfies.

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10. Some of the people seem totally normal

Like this guy. He's called Reed Turchetti, he's a local artist, and he likes Trump “because he's not a politician”. I really liked him.

11. Some of the people do not seem totally normal

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12. Most of the people seem quite angry

About immigration, about US foreign policy, but most of all about blue-collar jobs moving abroad. And Trump is very good at tapping into this.

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“We get nothing,” he tells them.

“We get losses and unemployment. We are living through the greatest job thefts in the history of the world, and the people of Michigan - almost more than anywhere else - know that.”

13. People here think Trump is going to win

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Almost everyone I speak to is confident. They think change is coming. They think America should not, cannot, and will not vote for another Clinton.

The world should watch out.