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The Tea Party, which began in the early years of the Obamas administration, had a lot less support than todays anti-Trump Womens marches.

You can see that in this graph of data from the Washington Post, which in late January 2017 asked about support for the Womens marches, and earlier queried about Tea Party support in April 2010.

The difference is substantial 60% support for the Womens marches and just 27% for the Tea Party.

Do the popularity of these protests matter? Yes.

Tea Party activities ramped up in opposition to the Affordable Care Act. Repealing the ACA, even if theres some sort of substitute (which would cover fewer people with weaker coverage), will cause further protests.

The Womens marches were remarkable, with millions gathered through the country and the world. More participated in Washington, D.C. than attended the Trump inaugural.

Its increasingly easy to organize events via text message and social media. Just look at what happened last weekend as people quickly gathered all around the country to protest Trumps Executive Order on refugees and immigrants.

The Tea Party had an impact on the 2010 midterm elections, which then limited what President Obama was able to accomplish. Its focused energy influenced Republican legislators to oppose Obama administration policy and brought voters to the polls.

If these early anti-Trump protests and associated political activities letter-writing campaigns and the like continue, remain highly popular and even grow, they will likely make a real political difference.

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Protests against Trump are far more popular than the Tea Party ever - Bangor Daily News