Abstract
Though 2017 saw historic levels of political activism in the form of anti‐Trump protests, it remains to be seen whether these demonstrations actually led lawmakers to harden their resistance to President Donald Trump’s agenda. Coupling state‐level protest data, Senate voting records, and a collection of senators’ tweets from 2017, I find that anti‐Trump protests led to heightened opposition to the president in the U.S. Senate, though largely along party lines. Senate Democrats representing states that saw more intense Women’s March demonstrations were more likely to oppose the president’s legislative agenda, particularly on nominations votes. Moreover, the frequency of anti‐Trump demonstrations back home increased the likelihood that Democratic senators issued tweets critical of President Trump. Senate Republicans, however, were unresponsive to anti‐Trump protests, both in the chamber and on Twitter.
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