After the March

SNS: The “No Kings” demonstrations that swept through American cities last weekend signified far more than political theatre. They were a direct rebuke to President Donald Trump’s brash, unrestrained use of presiden- tial authority ~ a message that millions of Americans are unwilling to accept the trans- formation of public office into personal do- minion.

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Yet, as stirring as the images were, the harder question for Democrats is what comes next. The protests projected impressive energy. They drew Americans from different regions and classes under a single banner, a defence of democratic restraint.

Families marched alongside veterans of earlier movements. The mood was defiant but peaceful, almost celebratory. Still, the data hint at limits to that enthusiasm. According to arecent YouGov poll, only about 34 per cent of Americans strongly approve of the No Kings protests, with another 10 per cent somewhat approving.