Let the voice of the people be heard!
Report: NY GOP bracing for huge anti-Trump protests
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box...york-gop-bracing-for-huge-anti-trump-protests
The New York Republican Party is reportedly steeling itself for massive protests against Donald Trump’s appearance at the organization’s annual gala on Thursday evening.
“A collection of organizations and independent New Yorkers are mobilizing to shut down Trump and oppose creeping Trumpism under the banner #HateFreeNY,” the progressive group MoveOn.org wrote in a press release sent Wednesday.
The Washington Examiner reports that MoveOn.org and 10 like-minded groups are now planning peaceful disruptions outside the $1,000 per ticket event at New York’s Grand Hyatt Hotel. Other participants include the Muslim Democratic Club of New York, United We Dream Action and Make the Road Action, an immigrant advocacy group.
“The Republican hate train is coming to NYC,” said Antonio Alarcon, a member of Make the Road Action. "Donald Trump is the conductor and [Sen.] Ted Cruz [R-Texas] is masquerading as the friendly ticket taker.
“New Yorkers reject the policies that these two men are proposing and call for security, unity and opportunity for all New Yorkers,” he added in MoveOn.org’s statement.
New York State GOP Chairman Ed Cox on Tuesday said that his organization is unafraid of the reported protests.
“We are flattered by the attention they are giving us,” he told Breitbart. "It means we are doing something right.”
Trump, Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich are making their final pitches in New York before next Tuesday’s GOP presidential primary there.
Trump leads his opponents by approximately 32 points in the Empire State, according to the latest RealClearPolitics average of polls.
MoveOn.org helped organize major demonstrations against Trump in Chicago last month, forcing him to cancel a campaign rally there.