DENVER — Thousands participated in “No Kings” protests across Colorado on Saturday, and many hope nationwide participation reached the 3.5% theoretical threshold, which they claim can foreshadow the end of many Trump administration policies.
The 3.5% rule is a political concept that emerged from a 2020 Harvard University study analyzing the correlation between peaceful protests and policy change.
Dr. Robert Preuhs of MSU Denver noted the rule’s origins in authoritarian contexts and cautioned that the U.S. doesn’t fit that model…