The national organizers behind the “No Kings” demonstrations are attempting to transform their protest operation into a nationwide voter turnout campaign while warning local activists to avoid partisan messaging. A Fox News Digital investigation found that those warnings are being ignored [1] by activists openly promoting Democratic victories.
The operation is led by Indivisible, a center-left nonprofit that has received millions of dollars from Democratic donor George Soros. “No Kings” organizers did not respond to a request for comment.
Fox News Digital identified a network of 300 progressive advocacy organizations, labor unions, Democratic political operatives and tax-exempt nonprofits involved in the effort. The organizations have an estimated $2.5 billion in annual revenues, while organizers are planning an estimated 3,000 events.
Political experts say the strategy seeks to convert crowds assembled for protests against President Donald Trump into a lasting voter bloc. Federal election law, however, bars nonprofits involved in the operation from advocating for specific candidates.
WOKE MELTDOWN IN D.C.! Thousands of “No Kings” protesters are marching because President Trump wants to build a 250-foot monument honoring America.
Inflation is down, borders are secure, and they’re crying over an ARCH!
If a monument offends you, you’re not oppressed—you’re bored! https://t.co/t6Z4mt6unU— Ryan Fournier (@RyanAFournier) October 17, 2026 [2]
In Newark, Delaware, a local Indivisible chapter is encouraging participants to wear blue to a 2 p.m. demonstration at S. College Avenue and W. Main Street. Suggested signs include “Vote Blue Nov. 3,” “Vote Early, Vote Blue,” and “Time for a Blue Tsunami.”
The Newark announcement states: “ Wear blue to signify the blue tsunami we are hoping we will see in Nov!” Across the country, activists with Indivisible Douglas County in Roseburg, Oregon, are offering similarly partisan suggestions.
The Oregon signs include “DOUGLAS COUNTY VOTES BLUE!,” “REPUBLICANS HAD THEIR CHANCE!” and “VOTE EARLY. VOTE THEM OUT!” Organizers there told participants, “Be bold. Be direct. Don’t hold back.”
Those messages directly clash with the national coalition’s written standards. Under its “Event Prohibitions,” a host toolkit warns: “Events must not be partisan in nature or make references to preferred election outcomes.”
The rules also prohibit candidate campaign activity and bar political parties or political committees from attending or helping coordinate events. Events cannot be hosted at campaign offices, political party headquarters or other locations principally associated with party political activity.
Yet the Placer County Democratic Party in California advertised a canvassing operation tied directly to Saturday’s “No Kings” rally at the Roseville Galleria. Its website invited activists to a morning canvassing session at Harry Crabb Park and promised materials to help them “support our endorsed candidates.”
The local party nevertheless described the rally as “a day of nonpartisan voter participation.” In Springfield, Pennsylvania, an event promoted through the Women’s March organizing platform similarly declared: “Vote Blue. Vote. Make Your Voice Count.”
The coalition’s five-page messaging guide tells participants not to urge voters to support Democrats throughout the ballot or call for electing a Democratic Congress in 2026. It also bars speakers from expressing support for or opposition to any candidate.
Campaign literature, fundraising and coordination with campaign staff are prohibited, along with appeals involving “MAGA politicians,” Democratic registration or instructions to “vote them out.” Another coalition document warns that merely calling an event nonpartisan does not establish compliance, stating: “Saying this doesn’t automatically make it so.”
The coalition includes major labor organizations such as the American Federation of Teachers, the National Education Association and the Service Employees International Union. Other participating groups include Indivisible, MoveOn, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, End Citizens United, NextGen America, Our Revolution, Voto Latino and the Democratic Socialists of America.
Fox News Digital previously identified about 500 organizations connected to the movement in March, with an estimated $3 billion in combined annual revenues. During a March 28 flagship rally in St. Paul, Minnesota, the outlet documented an estimated $250,000 production involving nine vendors, approximately 30 semitrucks, eight video screens and a massive stage.
That event featured Bruce Springsteen, Jane Fonda, Gov. Tim Walz, Rep. Ilhan Omar, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. Roger Fisk, a former Obama and Biden administration political strategist, described himself as a senior adviser and credited the media operation with producing hundreds of millions of digital impressions.
The October host toolkit now describes voting as the movement’s next step. “Pivoting our strategy from marching to voting is our movement using the tool available to us when it matters most,” the coalition tells organizers.
Indivisible founders Ezra Levin and Leah Greenberg also discussed the November midterms in openly partisan terms two days before the nationwide demonstrations. Levin said, “Right now, we’re just full on let’s win the election, but after that, we’re going to shift.”
Levin also described a broader objective during a webinar the previous week. He said the movement was building toward “a national Democratic trifecta in 2029 that ushers in an age of accountability and reform…” despite the coalition’s formal insistence that its voter events remain nonpartisan.