Tens of Thousands of Arizonans Rally at 44 No Kings Protests, Pushing Early Voting
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Updated · Arizona Mirror · Oct 17
Tens of Thousands of Arizonans Rally at 44 No Kings Protests, Pushing Early Voting
3 articles · Updated · Arizona Mirror · Oct 17
Summary
44 No Kings demonstrations drew tens of thousands across Arizona on Saturday, with organizers shifting the fourth protest day from anti-Trump rallies toward early voting and midterm turnout.
3,000 similar events were planned nationwide, but Arizona speakers and marchers repeatedly centered the ballot box, leading crowds to drop boxes and urging voters to act before key October deadlines.
Phoenix, Glendale, Scottsdale and Tempe attendees tied that push to grievances over immigration raids, the Iran war, rising prices, abortion rights and cuts affecting more than 400,000 Arizonans' SNAP benefits.
24% approval among Hispanic voters underscored one political target in Phoenix, where Latino groups highlighted Trump’s falling support and Arizona’s history of razor-thin races, including Kris Mayes’ 280-vote win in 2022.
With early voting already underway, protesters said flipping Congress or Arizona’s Republican-controlled legislature is the clearest check on Trump’s power in November.