Democrats Say Why They’ve Joined Republicans to Protest Lockdowns

Glen, a nurse at a hospital in Chicago who declined to reveal his last name, participates in a protest against COVID-19-related lockdowns in Chicago, Ill., on Dec. 5, 2020. Cara Ding/The Epoch Times

CHICAGO—A 32-year-old resident of Chicago, Mike Smith, supported lockdowns in his city of in the spring, but he’s had a change of heart.

He’s an avid Democrat, a Bernie Sanders supporter, but he chanted “Open Illinois!” alongside Republicans as he participated in his first rally against lockdowns on Dec. 5 in downtown Chicago. He asked to be called by the pseudonym Mike Smith.