Women's March On Washington (and everywhere else) much, MUCH larger than expected
300,000 in New York City. 125,000 in Boston. 50,000 in Austin, Texas. 15,000 in St. Louis. 10,000 in Portland, ME.
Across the country, the numbers for the Women’s March have turned out to be not just high, but higher than anyone would have predicted. Cities that had expected two thousand got ten. Areas that had planned on ten thousand got a hundred.
The overflow crowds are also happening in Washington, D.C. where so many have turned up that it’s proving difficult to actually march.
A massive turnout at the Women's March on Washington has forced a change of plans. With the entire planned route filled with hundreds of thousands of protesters, organizers can't lead a formal march toward the White House.
Something similar happened in Chicago, where 150,000 protesters showed up.
While the rally will go on, the march portion of the Women's March on Chicago has been canceled after a mushrooming crowd of 150,000 packed the downtown event Saturday.
In Washington, the numbers have dwarfed those of Trump’s inauguration.
A city official in Washington says the turnout estimate for the Women's March on the National Mall now stands at 500,000 people. That's more than double the initial predictions.
That was at 9:40 AM. It’s still growing.
Lexington, Kentucky.
Madonna speaking at the Women’s March on Washington: “And to our detractors who insist that this march will never add up to anything? Fuck you. Fuck you."