Genuine answer: There are people who seldom vote, & are disinterested in politics. Or they’re center-right. But HUGE protest movements can make them take notice. When all their neighbors, who they’re friendly with, seem to ALL back a movement, they can suddenly realize they don’t think how the…
…majority of their neighbors think, believe, care passionately about. People don’t change their minds without being challenged. Seeing millions of people “just like me” out there chanting, that IS a challenge to think again… ask questions. Quite effective.
Plus, you’ve surely seen how obsessed #IQ47 is with ratings & crowd sizes. These big protests at the very least humiliate him. Almost worth it just for that. But I’m convinced the GOP folks who’re now criticizing him, do so 90% because of big protests. They want to keep their job after he’s gone.