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Ahhh, Justice.
Marsha Blackburn (Wicked Witch of West TN), Representing the 7th district, did everything she could to host a nice, quiet town hall last night. She went to a very small, conservative town in her district, sent a select number of...
by Sidof79
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on Thu Feb 23, 2017 at 05:41 PM PST
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Senator Marco Rubio was busy traveling to Europe, washing his hair or getting a Rubio-bot 3000 update this week, it’s all very unclear. But one thing that is abundantly clear: he didn’t have time for a town hall with constituents. From the Miami New...
by Jen Hayden
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on Thu Feb 23, 2017 at 01:25 PM PST
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Fuse Washington is a progressive organization in the state of Washington that brings “Washington residents together to support progressive causes and leaders.” Fuse organizers were on hand today to capture Rep. Dave Reichert’s constituents as they...
by Jen Hayden
98 comments
on Thu Feb 23, 2017 at 12:41 PM PST
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Download your free copy today at www.You-lost-your-backbone-now-lose-your-seat.org 4 comments
on Thu Feb 23, 2017 at 11:11 AM PST
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Republican Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) has been recently trying to ride the “everybody in my state who is protesting me are paid protestors” train. She’s also been trying to look like she isn’t such a Republican stooge by offering up fake news to...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Thu Feb 23, 2017 at 09:53 AM PST
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Here is a continuation of the Rethugs hiding their “town halls” — this is a Portland rightwing group, holding a rally with video “attendance” by most of Rump’s minions — and NOWHERE is a location mentioned (including the news article about it — SHAME)...
by CathyM
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on Thu Feb 23, 2017 at 07:45 AM PST
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… Just to catch a whiff of some damn fine cuisine as we wait for the other shoe to drop… and maybe catch a whiff of what the Ubers and Filthys* are up to.
We're up late Jibbering our Jabber about the Great Dem Party Divide, Indivisible, the...
by winkk
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on Wed Feb 22, 2017 at 08:45 PM PST
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About 350 people showed up in Glens Falls, NY, tonight at Elise Stefanik’s Town Hall which she wouldn’t attend. Constituents asked the moderator and camera questions from whether Stefanik would support impeaching the mentally ill Trump to whether...
by adigal
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on Wed Feb 22, 2017 at 06:06 PM PST
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It’s wonderful. Makes me happy.
http://www.arkansasonline.com/cottontownhall/?aoredirect
Some transcripts of the comments during the town hall. Nothing you haven’t heard before, but it’s great to see people holding Tom Cotton’s feet to the fire. ...
by Jensequitur
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on Wed Feb 22, 2017 at 04:46 PM PST
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Before attending Dave Brat’s Town Hall in Blackstone, VA last night, I thought I knew all I cared to know about Dave Brat. His overconfident, condescending manner, his insistence on drawing attention to his seminary education and his academic career...
by kmava
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on Wed Feb 22, 2017 at 12:15 PM PST
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Last month, Rep. Dave Brat from Virginia’s 7th Congressional District loudly complained to attendees at a tea party meeting that “The women are in my grill no matter where I go. They come up, and say, ‘When’s your next town hall?’” His constituents got...
by Jen Hayden
120 comments
on Wed Feb 22, 2017 at 07:01 AM PST
with 175 Recommends
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Politics aside for a moment, I just want to give thanks for a successful VA 7th District Town Hall. The people of the Town of Blackstone were warm and gracious and took great strides to ensure public safety. The Mayor was warm, the Police were...
by ChrystalD
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on Wed Feb 22, 2017 at 04:46 AM PST
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If voters are as upset as the woman who confronted Sen. McConnell, the GOP faces deep trouble in '18 What about the coal miners who lost their jobs and are now sick? What will happen with their health insurance? What about the veterans? That’s what one Kentucky voter wanted to know, one of the few lucky enough to get into his private Chamber of...
by Jen Hayden
261 comments
on Tue Feb 21, 2017 at 07:52 PM PST
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Pennsylvania’s 2010 gerrymander split Erie County, PA, between two congressional districts: PA-03, represented by Mike Kelly, and PA-05, represented by Glenn Thompson. This split allows both congressmen to completely ignore the needs of their...
by gizmo59
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on Tue Feb 21, 2017 at 08:11 PM PST
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Elise Stefanik, NY21, Paul Ryan’s pet, will not do a town hall. She said that it is “agitators” looking to make trouble in her district who have been calling her for a town hall, so she won’t do it. A small group of grassroots volunteers, most of whom...
by adigal
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on Tue Feb 21, 2017 at 04:44 PM PST
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Another republican on the run. Senator Steve Daines was set to address the Montana legislature this afternoon, but he suddenly canceled due to the crowd waiting for him at the capitol:
Hundreds of protesters who were upset that U.S. Sen. Steve...
by Jen Hayden
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on Tue Feb 21, 2017 at 02:11 PM PST
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Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Montana Capitol, where U.S. Sen. Steve Daines was scheduled to address the Legislature.
When crowd learned that the Montana Republican had canceled Tuesday’s appearance, boos and cries of “Coward!”...
by MTmofo
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on Tue Feb 21, 2017 at 02:16 PM PST
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Iowa is fed up with Donald Trump and the Paul Ryan agenda. First Sen. Chuck Grassley took it on the chin at a town hall today, and now Sen. Joni Ernst is on video fleeing a town hall after only a handful of questions. The crowd erupted in...
by Jen Hayden
439 comments
on Tue Feb 21, 2017 at 01:50 PM PST
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Desperately seeking a face to face meeting with our 3rd Congressional district representative. After confirming that Sam Johnson will not be having a town hall, I created the above "missed connection" ad.
A constituent has to get creative these...
by NotReadyToMakeNice
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on Tue Feb 21, 2017 at 01:42 PM PST
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In NY-1 our Representative, Mr. Lee Zeldin, announced this morning that he will be hosting “Telephone Town Halls” (note plural) starting this Thursday. The response on his Facebook and Twitter posts were immediate that this is not an acceptable format...
by deejayd
23 comments
on Tue Feb 21, 2017 at 11:59 AM PST
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