Operation American Spring falls flat: ‘This is very disappointing,’ Texan says

[johnlucas]

89. I'm actually surprised. I thought these guys would jump at the chance to protest

By the way, nice to have Democratic Underground working again.

I thought with ALLLLL the Obama hate going around ESPECIALLY in the South that these folks would jump at the chance to rabble-rabble at the White House.
I would expect AT LEAST a few thousand.
They couldn't even get past hundreds!

You gotta know your demographics I guess.
As a general rule you can get young folks to brave the elements.
Young folks go to concerts & parties where the atmosphere may not be as welcoming.
But older folks? As a rule..."it's too cold, it's too rainy, it's too windy, it's too hot."

You remember the elderies in your family telling you that they're cold in the middle of July asking to have something to put on.
You remember the frequent fights over the AC unit so they don't get the chills.
If not for that, then many old folks don't like to stand on concrete for hours at a time without sitting down.
Old folks in general don't do marches very well.
It's just how it is.

And then many are on fixed income so can they even afford to make the trip in the first place?
The guy didn't think this through.
But that's par for the course with cats like that.
John Lucas