Even Eatonville

Day 245: For as red as rural Pierce County is known to be, it was surprising to see roughly 50 people turn out for the "No Kings" protest in Eatonville WA (population 2845 per the 2020 census). We gathered at the main intersection (the one and only stoplight), and while most people stood on the corner in front of Plaza Market where travellers to the Mountain would best see them, we occupied all four corners. Some folks came for a while and then departed. Dozens of drivers honked and waved support. A few flagged us the finger or shouted profanities, and most of those responses came predictably from the demographic of jeepers, farmers and horsemen, motorcyclists, people in run-down cars and similar ilk. I stayed for the scheduled hour,, and was further surprised by seeing a solitary brave woman with a "No Kings" sign at the public rest area in Elbe, a place redder even than E'ville. If our turnout was this large, I can hardly wait to hear the national figures.