Anger unleashed: On the trail in Trump's America: Meet CNN's "Girls on the Bus.""
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Anger unleashed: On the trail in Trump's America
http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/24/politics/girls-on-the-bus-covering-trump-sara-murray/?iid=ob_lockedrail_bottomlist
By Sara Murray, CNN
Updated 11:25 AM ET, Mon October 24, 2016
"During the 1972 election, Timothy Crouse penned "The Boys on the Bus" -- a book that introduced us to the gritty (mostly male) journalists on the campaign trail. Over four decades later, the daily grind of election may be the same, but the faces have certainly changed.
Meet CNN's "Girls on the Bus.""
(CNN)Somewhere along the campaign trail I fell into the habit of smiling back at members of the crowd as they jeered at me.
Some days it felt like that was my armor -- a shield from the chants of "CNN sucks." Other times I hoped it would be a signal. "Hey, I'm just doing my job. I know you're mad at me, but I'm not mad at you."
It was evident early on that Donald Trump was a different kind of candidate. He didn't just hold a grudge against the media -- a battle that's become the norm for Republican candidates. No, he held grudges with specific members of the media.
I got an early taste of it in November 2015 when Trump called me out by name at a rally in South Carolina. He referred to me as a "total novice reporter" and did an unflattering impression of me doing a live shot. The crowd followed his lead, turning around to taunt me.
For a year and a half I have followed Trump around the United States and, at times, overseas in his unlikely and in many ways unprecedented bid for the presidency......................
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