‘This Feels Like a Repeat’: Republicans Try To Get A Handle On Their Town Hall Problem
www.huffpost.com
Downplaying town hall rage is a storied tradition in Washington and something that has boded poorly for the party in power.

Summary

House Republicans face heated town halls as voters protest Trump and Elon Musk’s government cuts, echoing past backlashes in 2009 and 2017.

While GOP leaders downplay the outrage, some members consider avoiding town halls or controlling the format.

Activist groups like Indivisible are mobilizing, pushing Democrats to engage and staging “empty chair” events if Republicans refuse to meet voters.

Despite mixed public opinion on Musk’s reforms, GOP strategists aim to sell their policies, hoping the protests subside before the next election cycle.

  • dragontamer@lemmy.worldEnglish
    12·
    1 month ago

    Lol. Trump and Vance just sucked Putins cock for the world to see last week, while cancelling US Farmers contracts to USAID and mass firing USDA during a bird flu pandemic destroying our egg supply.

    There is no final straw. This is what we got.

    I’m not saying we need to take action immediately. Letting this toxicity stew for a few months is to the Democrats advantage. But the vast, vast majority of conservatives are brainwashed peasants who will not change their opinion.

    GOPs explicit goal is to seek control of the majority of the majority of voters, which is only like 16% of people. (60% voters best case, 30% Republicans, only 16% of hardcore Republicans to keep in check). That’s all they need to continue to stay in power.

    What we can do is try to split that 16% group explicitly and try to turn them against each other. Farmers who lose government contracts, hawks who don’t want to work with Russia, etc. etc. it’s all microscopic fractions of a fraction of people but it adds up.