"On Saturday, October 18, more than 7 million people took to the streets in thousands of events across the country, proudly declaring that we have no kings in America. Aerial camera shots of throngs of people marching down the streets of Chicago, New York, Boston, and Atlanta gave me chills. But similar pictures coming out of Billings, Montana; Boise, Idaho; and Hammond, Louisiana (where Trump won in 2024), as well as Richmond, Kentucky (where he won the last three elections), gave me hope."
"It is not a hot take at this point, but simply a statement of fact: The Democratic Party and the broader pro-democracy movement have failed to build a sustained infrastructure that can turn meaningful mobilizations like No Kings into long-term power. We have no civic-engagement infrastructure that connects the dots between the marches on Saturday and the nuts-and-bolts local engagement that must happen every other day in order to sustain a win."
More than 7 million people marched nationwide on October 18, declaring that there are no kings in America and demonstrating widespread anti-Trump energy. Large crowds appeared in major cities and in conservative towns where Trump previously won, revealing cross-regional mobilization. That energy dissipated quickly as many participants returned to routine the next day. Democratic and pro-democracy groups lack sustained civic-engagement infrastructure to translate mass mobilizations into continual local organizing and durable political power. Run for Something recruits and supports young, diverse local candidates, yet systemic gaps persist in linking protests to persistent grassroots power-building.
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