AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Democrats rally on National Mall, turn 1963 march anniversary into midterm campaign event
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez headlined a rally on the National Mall Friday that wrapped the Democratic Party's November midterm pitch inside the legacy of the 1963 March on Washington, drawing hundreds of attendees and a roster of party leaders eager to channel civil rights history into voter turnout. The event, […] The post Democrats rally on National Mall, turn 1963 march anniversary into midterm campaign event appeared first on American Almanac .
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez headlined a rally on the National Mall Friday that wrapped the Democratic Party's November midterm pitch inside the legacy of the 1963 March on Washington, drawing hundreds of attendees and a roster of party leaders eager to channel civil rights history into voter turnout. The event, branded the 2026 "Defend the Vote" March on Washington, fell on the 63rd anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. Co-organized by Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network and Martin Luther King III, the rally featured speeches from Jeffries, Ocasio-Cortez, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger, Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin, and…Open