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What does 'RTR' stand for? Roll Tide Roll abbreviation gets another meaning
  • Published: Sep. 08, 2015, 8:10 p.m.
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Roll Tide

"Roll Tide" is written on the snow covered lawn of a home in Limestone County.

"RTR" doesn't just mean "Roll Tide Roll" anymore. The shorthand for the Crimson Tide's chant has been borrowed by at least one Donald Trump supporter in Alabama, according to this tweet from Alex Pappas of the Daily Caller:

While the state's Republican presidential primary is about seven months away, Alabama is both Tide and Trump country. The real estate mogul, who announced a run for the presidency in June, vaulted to the top of the Republican field with 30 percent support in Alabama in a July poll, then increased his lead in a survey released last week.

It appears the Trump-Crimson Tide connections go beyond "RTR." A take on Trump's slogan, "Make America Great Again," has made its way onto a campaign button featuring Alabama offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin:

Howard Koplowitz

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