They gave it very little press compared to other "rallies" with far fewer people.
I compare it to the UT/Florida game. I would say several talking heads "ignored" the UT/Florida outcome, compared to how they all spouted Florida would kill UT. Before the game, it was non talk stop about the massacre, but afterwards, the coverage was significantly less.
Had the rallies been a failure in terms of attendance, like only a few thousand showed up, I think CNN and MSNBC would have been all over that. Just like I think had Florida actually taken UT to the woodshed, ESPN and others would have been all over it.