After the passage of the Affordable Care Act, conservative activists deluged the town meetings of Democrats to protest Obamacare.
These displays of populist fury were key to the GOP takeover of Congress in the 2010 elections.
Now the show is on the other foot. Massive crowds have begun protesting Trump policies, especially the chainsaw attacks on government by Elon Musk and DOGE.
A few examples:
- Tea Party, Redux: After a GOP congressman refused to attend his own town meeting, activists showed up anyway
- ‘We Need to Protest’: Asheville, N.C., congressman Chuck Edwards faces angry voters.