Reminds me during the 2016 campaign when the Democratic Vice Presidential nominee and sitting Virginia Senator Tim Kaine held a rally at Old Dominion University in downtown Norfolk
Here's local coverage of the event
http://www.13newsnow.com/news/politics/elections/senator-vice-presidential-candidate-tim-kaine-to-campaign-in-hampton-roads/315088589
A work acquaintance who was in the area of ODU that day said that crowd in the TV spot was all that showed up. And the crowd was just campaign staff, party volunteers, media, and a few faculty