ANTI-OBAMACARE RALLY at the Capitol steps. We arrived about 9 am. The intital rally took place on the Capitol steps, to be followed by ralliers making rounds of Congressional offices and a final “surround the Capitol” rally at 5 pm. We had to leave around 2 pm, so didn’t see thenend.

All told, roughly 30,000 people showed. The area from the Capitol steps to the reflecting pool between Maryland and Pennsylvania avenues was full, with some spillover down onto the Mall. This video was taken just after the opening ceremony, before attendanced peaked. I’d estimate somewhere close to 20,000 were present when this was taken.



People came from all over, and on very short notice: DC, Maryland, Virginia, obviously; also West Virginia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiania, Illinois, Ohio. One couple we met drove all night from Maine.

The protest rally was passionate, but peaceful. And clean. There were no trash barrels at the protest site; protestors carried their trash with them.