They said tens of thousands of protesters would be here. They claimed they would “shut down the DNC for Gaza.” Like the Chicago riots during the 1968 Democratic convention, their demonstrations would snarl the city, shake the party and doom the candidacy of “Genocide Joe.”
Then came Kamala Harris — and the protest fizzled.
Organizers anticipated there would be 30,000 to 40,000 protesters on hand for Monday’s kickoff. But only a few thousand showed up; police estimated 3,500
Or protest the people/institutions supporting the war. Biden only got (very slightly) more balanced after the protests and Uncommitted votes were indicating that his election was at risk. None of them care if people protest Israel without having some demand for change from them. And Israel doesn’t care what happens at its embassies if the US weapons keep flowing, so they’d also be perfectly happy with that result.