People need to see this primarily as a citizen movement. It takes time for people to realize they need to go out and demonstrate. This movement picked up momentum from the beginning, and the fact that turnout nearly doubled from the very noteworthy April protests is actually a rapid increase in resistance The Democratic Party is marginal to this movement and should never be at its center. They have certainly not led it. Whether it’s Democrats that turn out to run as Democrats in 2026, or independent opponents of Trump is not that important: indeed, independent participation is even better.