"This is the first time I've ever seen a group at the grad school get together politically," Kim said.
In fact, according to Goodman, many of yesterday's newly galvanized protesters did not vote.
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The group had hoped to stage the protest in Harvard Yard, but failed to get permission. Only undergraduate groups can protest in the Yard. The installation drew calls of "idiot!" as well as smiles and approving nods from passersby, some impressed with its scale, if not the politics behind it.
"If anything," Goodman said, "we now appreciate what kind of job these people in Florida have to contend with."