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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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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
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on Wed Feb 22, 2017 at 07:01 AM PST
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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
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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
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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
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on Tue Feb 21, 2017 at 11:59 AM PST
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Watch Sen. McConnell speed past 1,000 Kentucky constituents to attend private meeting with 50 people This was the scene inside Sen. Mitch McConnell’s constituent meeting today, where he met with around 50 people.
The event was “RSPV” (facepalm—how does one RSPV?) only through the county chamber and there were a lot of rules for entry, if you...
by Jen Hayden
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on Tue Feb 21, 2017 at 11:53 AM PST
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You’ve got to hand it to Sen. Chuck Grassley: he’s one of the few Republicans who decided to meet with constituents in a series of town halls in his home state of Iowa. In Iowa City, he faced an overflow crowd. Among the people who wanted to speak with...
by Jen Hayden
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on Tue Feb 21, 2017 at 10:58 AM PST
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Tomorrow, myself and a small group of concerned citizens (the resistance) have an in-office visit with Dan Donovan, our House of Representative congressman.
While I have been doing my own research on his votes, background, committee memberships,...
by dbengelson
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on Tue Feb 21, 2017 at 07:05 AM PST
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I made an effort to get into Congressman Paul Tonko’s Town Hall meeting tonight — no luck! The auditorium had filled to capacity before I got there. (Tonko had gotten out an email earlier in the day warning that they were expecting a lot of people.)...
by xaxnar
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on Mon Feb 20, 2017 at 08:32 PM PST
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Good morning! On this President’s Day, let us each reflect on what we can do to strengthen the resistance to Donald Trump. We need to continue to push our representatives, especially during this ...
by DeeQuilter86
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on Mon Feb 20, 2017 at 04:15 AM PST
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by elenacarlena
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on Sun Feb 19, 2017 at 12:33 PM PST
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One of the most important aspects of a representative democracy is for there to be an ongoing conversation between an elected representative and his or her constituents. I can think of nothing more democratic than face-to-face meetings like town hall...
by nate1024
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on Sun Feb 19, 2017 at 07:37 AM PST
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