No Kings coalition holds early-vote events nationwide ahead of midterms
The No Kings coalition is holding thousands of events across the country on Saturday to push early voting before the Nov. 3 midterms, The Guardian and the Washington Examiner reported. The Examiner said the focus is turnout, not just protest. A White House spokeswoman said the voting push shows the group should change its name.
The No Kings coalition, which has organized nationwide protests against President Donald Trump, is holding thousands of events on Saturday aimed at getting people to vote early in the midterm elections, The Guardian and the Washington Examiner reported. The Guardian reported events in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., ahead of the Nov. 3 vote.
The Washington Examiner reported that the "Nationwide Day of Action" will focus on voter turnout rather than strictly on protests, with people in some areas marching to polling places. Many events are set for the Washington area, including the Lincoln Memorial, Capitol Hill and Georgetown, the Examiner reported. El País reported that early voting is already open in about 20 states.
Organizers hope to make Saturday the largest single day of early voting in U.S. history, The Guardian reported. "The single best thing you can do to push back against sabotage is to massively increase the vote and do it early," Indivisible co-founder Ezra Levin said, according to The Guardian. Fellow co-founder Leah Greenberg said early voting "ensures that voting is a season rather than a single day," The Guardian reported. Events range from rallies and concerts to voter registration tables and group walks to the polls, the outlet reported.
The coalition calls Saturday a "day of nonpartisan voter participation," the Examiner reported. The Guardian reported that the flagship event is in Atlanta, focused on redistricting after the Supreme Court's Voting Rights Act ruling in April.
The White House dismissed the effort. "The fact that the 'No Kings' organizers are talking about voting in the upcoming election proves they should change their name," White House spokeswoman Lauren Bis said, according to the Examiner. She added that Americans have "a clear choice" between Trump and Republicans and what she called "extreme Democrats," the Examiner reported.
What we know: No Kings groups are holding thousands of get-out-the-vote events on Saturday as early voting runs in many states.
What we don't: How many people will take part, and whether early-vote turnout will reach the record organizers want.
Where outlets agree The Guardian and the Washington Examiner both report that No Kings groups are holding thousands of events on Saturday to boost early voting before the midterms.
Where they differ The outlets cited here report the same key facts so far.