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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIf the estimates were right, there were about 9 million people at No Kings rallies today.
If the estimates were right, there were about 9 million people at No Kings rallies today.
— Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social) 2026-03-28T22:32:55.148Z
That would mean this protest was THIRTY TIMES AS LARGE AS THE TEA PARTY PROTEST which we were told, over and over again, was a massively important sign that US politics had shifted dramatically to the right
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If the estimates were right, there were about 9 million people at No Kings rallies today. (Original Post)
applegrove
7 hrs ago
OP
That's a bit disappointing as it falls short of the 3.5% associated with significant social changes around the world
Dave says
6 hrs ago
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BootinUp
(51,298 posts)1. They also called the Tea Party a grass roots movement.
JT45242
(4,041 posts)2. Astroturfed the whole way
Paid for by billionaires..to help billionaires steal money from idiotic poor whites who willingly forked over their money to show their hatred for an educated 'uppity' black man
BootinUp
(51,298 posts)3. about 30 minutes ago Indivisible says at least 8 Million. nt
Dave says
(5,423 posts)4. That's a bit disappointing as it falls short of the 3.5% associated with significant social changes around the world
Hopefully 2-2.5% will turn out to be enough.
TheRickles
(3,376 posts)5. That 3.5% number isn't a hard and fast rule, but it's being taken quite seriously as a make-or-break target.
As long as the attendance numbers keep rising, we're fine.
BootinUp
(51,298 posts)6. The same group says it is a record number. nt