Year-old ‘resistance’ now sets it sights on the ballot box

A year after it first made its mark with a startling array of protest marches from coast to coast, the loosely defined “resistance movement” is looking to write a second act.

The astounding sea of women in bright pink “pussy hats” — half a million in Washington alone, and many more in hundreds of marches elsewhere — became the face of opposition to President Donald Trump and his agenda. It inspired thousands of women to do something they’d never done before: explore a run for political office.

Now, the broader movement — a network of groups around the nation, with men and women raising money and knocking on doors and supporting hundreds of progressive candidates — is setting its sights on the 2018 midterm elections.