Remember that thread about how GOP office holders are avoiding town halls??

[hal2kilo]

I absolutely love that idea! I read something about that a while back and I found it deeply amusing.

Saw it on idiot box last night.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

Our new technique is if the coward won't show up for his town meeting then, the neighboring Democratic congressman shows up. How long do you think they can keep this hiding game up.

I saw that too it was pretty epic. Him saying he'll "stand in" then rips apart the healthcare bill. Tops it of by saying he'll wave at (protesters?) when he drives thru the district

 

[Londo_Jowo]

I saw that too it was pretty epic. Him saying he'll "stand in" then rips apart the healthcare bill. Tops it of by saying he'll wave at (protesters?) when he drives thru the district

Yep, pretty epic if the majority of protesters aren't on the respective congressional district's voting rolls.

 

[Meghan54]

Yep, pretty epic if the majority of protesters aren't on the respective congressional district's voting rolls.

So, then this shouldn't happen, right?

Iowa congressman walks out of a TV interview and into an angry town hall meeting

An Iowa congressman walked out of a television interview on Monday, declining to explain why his staff is prescreening constituents who plan to attend his town hall meetings this week.

A few hours later, Rep. Rod Blum (R-Iowa) showed up at his town hall meeting where most of the prescreened audience screamed at him.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...angry-town-hall-meeting/ar-BBAUpBy?li=BBnb7Kz

 

[Commodus]

That's something important to consider: just because the people showing up to the town halls aren't bread-and-butter constituents doesn't mean that the people staying at home are okay with what's happening. They just aren't (usually) the ones showing up to the town halls. If a Republican politician takes away your health care to pay for his wealthy buddies' tax cuts, it doesn't matter who you usually vote for... you're not going to vote for him.

 

[Londo_Jowo]

So, then this shouldn't happen, right?

Iowa congressman walks out of a TV interview and into an angry town hall meeting



http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...angry-town-hall-meeting/ar-BBAUpBy?li=BBnb7Kz

Never said that angry crowd couldn't show up, guess we'll see if he gets his 3rd term as the Iowa 1st congressional district congressman in 2018.

 

[Younigue]

Yep, pretty epic if the majority of protesters aren't on the respective congressional district's voting rolls.

Are you strange? Any one can protest anything they want. What's your point?

 

[Londo_Jowo]

Are you strange? Any one can protest anything they want. What's your point?

Yes, people can protest whatever they want. However, unless they are registered to vote in the respective congressional district they will have no say in who is elected in the district.

 

[Younigue]

Collectively these politicians are making decisions for the nation, is that a difficult thing to understand? If they can't comprehend that they are affecting more than the people of their districts alone I'm not sure they should hold an office. mmmright? They absolutely need to be confronted in epic fashion... I don't care what party they belong to. Practice to hurt the people, prepare to answer for it.

 

[Londo_Jowo]

Collectively these politicians are making decisions for the nation, is that a difficult thing to understand? If they can't comprehend that they are affecting more than the people of their districts alone I'm not sure they should hold an office. mmmright? They absolutely need to be confronted in epic fashion... I don't care what party they belong to. Practice to hurt the people, prepare to answer for it.

Please do confront them as you see fit but don't be surprised when it doesn't change a thing and next year many of these politicians are reelected.

 

[Blackjack200]

Please do confront them as you see fit but don't be surprised when it doesn't change a thing and next year many of these politicians are reelected.

On Chapo Trap House Matt Christman pointed out that these guys are protected by a "triple canopy" of gerrymandering, voter ID laws, and unlimited campaign contributions (indirect through PACs). So until the Democrats get behind more broadly popular policies like Medicare for all, they will lose a lot of these seats.

 

[Younigue]

Please do confront them as you see fit but don't be surprised when it doesn't change a thing and next year many of these politicians are reelected.

Well, that will certainly be disappointing. It'll be an uglier country for it. Apparently my disappointment nourishes them so that's something for them and their supporters to look forward to. Also, a good reason for them to have town halls... so many of thlose cowardly politicians look so hungry. What do you suppose that's about?

 

[Commodus]

Please do confront them as you see fit but don't be surprised when it doesn't change a thing and next year many of these politicians are reelected.

No one's expecting most of them to be thrown out; just enough (probably in swing states) for the Democrats to get the majority. Then the adults can come back and restore a vague semblance of responsible government.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

That's something important to consider: just because the people showing up to the town halls aren't bread-and-butter constituents doesn't mean that the people staying at home are okay with what's happening. They just aren't (usually) the ones showing up to the town halls. If a Republican politician takes away your health care to pay for his wealthy buddies' tax cuts, it doesn't matter who you usually vote for... you're not going to vote for him.

I agree in a limited sense. I'll assume you drew the same conclusions about Democratic push back at town hall after ACA passed. We all know how that turned out, its about the narrative

 

[Commodus]

I agree in a limited sense. I'll assume you drew the same conclusions about Democratic push back at town hall after ACA passed. We all know how that turned out, its about the narrative

It's different circumstances, mind you. ACA was criticized (and sometimes for good reason) when it was fresh, but its esteem picked up at the end of Obama's administration as people realized that it was much, much better than what the Republicans wanted (which is nothing, basically). It's one thing to be upset at the creation of a program that you don't really like; it's much worse when people take away a program you've come to appreciate.

 

[Jhhnn]

It's different circumstances, mind you. ACA was criticized (and sometimes for good reason) when it was fresh, but its esteem picked up at the end of Obama's administration as people realized that it was much, much better than what the Republicans wanted (which is nothing, basically). It's one thing to be upset at the creation of a program that you don't really like; it's much worse when people take away a program you've come to appreciate.

Repub politicians want billionaire tax cuts to get campaign contributions & other bennies showered upon them. That's the only real trickle down that occurs.They'll screw the rest of us to git 'er done if they think they can hold office doing so.

They may pull it off. Some people apparently like cornholio, 'cuz freedumb.