First, their numbers on the streets may well be dwarfed by the rest of the inaugural crowd. Mid-January is not the best time to recruit college protesters. Secondly, the Seattle vanguard is just not that popular with the public, nor especially photogenic. Given the choice, the news cameras may well turn away from them. During live coverage of the crowds at the Supreme Court during the two days of arguments in December, television ignored a parade featuring Jesse Jackson marching behind a banner down the street in front of the Court.
Violent protest is unlikely to garner support.
The theft of the election by an amazingly cynical Supreme Court may be unpopular, but has not caught fire as a desperate issue. The fact that the Florida courts were running the recount like a county swap meet is part of the reason. And the election may well have been a statistical tie. So remaining sympathetic to the public without sacrificing the internal strength of the movement is key. The dynamics of the new protest movement are quite fascinating.