How anti-Trump activists shaped Democratic wins in California
How anti-Trump activists shaped Democratic wins in California
- June 9, 2018
- David Meyer, sociology, San Francisco Chronicle, June 9, 2018
“The existence of the grassroots groups was indispensable,” said David Meyer, a UC
Irvine sociology professor and author of “The Politics of Protest: Social Movements
in America.” Those groups, he said, looked at the 2016 results and concluded that
“there’s a chance for doing something here, even in Orange County. For years, people
thought that when you go beyond the Orange Curtain, abandon all hope if you’re a Democrat.”
For the full story, please visit https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/How-anti-Trump-activists-shaped-Democratic-wins-12981590.php.
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