Where did the antiwar movement go?
The antiwar movement was quiet because it plunged itself headlong into the Kerry campaign. The rationale was that ending the occupation under Kerry would be easier than under Bush. No one much liked Kerry, and few at the core of the movement wore Kerry buttons or attended his rallies. But almost everyone did whatever they could to defeat Bush. In practical terms, that meant campaigning for Kerry, whether through get-out-the-vote efforts, leading campaigns against the independent candidacy of Ralph Nader, or “voter education” that skirted the boundaries of non-profit organizations tax-free status. At times, people were so busy campaigning for Kerry that there was literally no one around to organize rallies, press conferences, or other visible actions in response to the various horrors unfolding in Iraq. But the problem was more than simply where the movement was putting its resources election campaigning versus protesting. ABB “Anybody But Bush” meant that the most important thing to do
