During the Republican National Convention, Cleveland officials put barricades up and prepared to handle mass arrests of protesters. News outlets suggested that protests might resemble those at the infamous 1968 Democratic National Convention.
However, contrary to expectations, the crowds were small (apart from a large presence of reporters). And perhaps more surprisingly, the demonstrators who were there were not necessarily focused on the Republican Party.
We know this because we actually surveyed the protesters. Here’s what we found. CONT.
Shan-Jan Sarah Liu, Patricia Posey & Kevin Reuning, The Monkey Cage