NATO Protesters

A common critique of the recent NATO Summit protests in Chicago is that the protesters had too many different agendas and failed to break through with a unified message, or even a specific message. In order to better understand who the protesters are and what they were protesting, LJS Strategic Research (Leo J. Shapiro and Associates) interviewed protesters at three different protest sites during the NATO Summit: Grant Park, the Loop, and Boeing Headquarters. Altogether we interviewed 62 people, including 51 protesters and 11 who just came to observe. Comparative data come from LJS’ National Poll, a tracking study conducted monthly with a representative sample of 500 U.S. households.