No Kings early voting push: rallies across the US shift from protest to turnout drive
No Kings early voting rallies took place in cities and towns across the United States on Saturday, October 17, as the movement behind the large anti-Trump marches turned its attention to getting people to cast ballots in the midterm elections. Organizers billed the day as nonpartisan. Early voting is already open in many states, and Election Day is November 3.
Counts of No Kings early voting events differ between outlets. NPR and The Hill described thousands of gatherings, while the Associated Press referred to hundreds of planned events, and no independent national total had been published in the reports reviewed. Crowd sizes also varied. The AP saw what appeared to be a few hundred people at the Lincoln Memorial in chilly weather, and a Louisiana public radio report counted roughly 20...