The organized resistance waiting to protest the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump this weekend will be a fraction the size of those in 2017, The Hill reported.
When Trump first shocked the world by capturing the Electoral College victory over Hillary Clinton in 2016, his inauguration was marked with protesters 500,000 strong. This time, the voices opposed to Trump reclaiming the White House likely will be only 50,000.
The People's March is comprised of various groups including the Women's March, whose numbers in 2017 swelled following the release of the infamous "Access Hollywood" tape of Trump released just prior to the election. Yet this year, the groups opposing Trump say a change in strategy as well as overall fatigue have made the numbers plummet.
Tamika Middleton, managing director of the Women's March, told the outlet, "A lot of things are different. Our work as organizations this time around has been not to capture the energy of all these people who are being activated, but this time actually, our work has been to keep people from being demobilized, to keep people engaged and to give people something to hope for."
The People's March will kick off in various locations around downtown Washington, D.C., on Saturday with the organizers noting that while many of their participants "hold intersecting identifies with varied issue-based interests, we encourage marchers to find a kickoff spot that most aligns with the body of activist work that you are able to engage in the future." The various interest groups will then coverage on the Lincoln Memorial.
Kelly Dittmar, director of research and scholar at the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University, said a fractured women's vote is also playing a role in the diluted numbers.
"I think there are activists and advocates who, you know, might be mobilized by Donald Trump's election, but don't see this particular march as the most effective way to push back," she said.
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