[lbo-talk] D.C. Rally: Poor Turnout?

Chuck0 chuck at mutualaid.org
Sat Oct 25 14:40:15 PDT 2003


Michael Pugliese wrote:


> My guess on the #'ers here in S.F. are about 20,000, a third to a half
> the size of the last big march. Largest contingent ISO, a good 500 at
> least.
> Washington, D.C. http://www.nynewsday.com/news/nyc-
> prot1025,0,1236639.story?coll=nyc-topnews-short-navigation
>
>> ...The Associated Press
>
>
> October 25, 2003, 4:45 PM EDT >...Organizers estimated that 100,000
> people turned out for the demonstration, but police at the scene put the
> number much lower, from 10,000 to 20,000. Police no longer issue
> official crowd estimates, so the size of the protest could not be verified.
> http://www.kpfa.org/
> http://www.wbai.org/

I'd be surprised if any of these protests will break 10,000. And we can expect ANSWER to inflate the actual attendance figures to save face.

I say that it is time to vote ANSWER out of the movement. Or throw their plate into the fire. Pick your reality show voting system and insert here.

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