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2. They'll be spending more time in DC

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Wed Feb 26, 2025, 09:07 AM

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Republicans are stopping their town hall events. [View all] kentuck Wednesday OP

Cowards.................. Lovie777 Wednesday #1

They'll be spending more time in DC newdeal2 Wednesday #2

Maybe we need to visit the offices of judges to Ninga Wednesday #3

What's the RepubliCoward Afraid Of??? In every district. We need to be loud! bucolic_frolic Wednesday #4

Democratic members town halls OrangeJoe Wednesday #8

Exactly! serbbral Wednesday #42

"Go into red areas also." InstantGratification Wednesday #49

Do it yourself OrangeJoe Wednesday #64

it would be a good opportunity for them 4catsmom Wednesday #65

"Damned Antifa plants crashing our town halls!" durablend Wednesday #5

Hiding from the public sounds like a great 2026 re-election strategy for Republicans LetMyPeopleVote Wednesday #6

Time for Democrats to step forward and bluestarone Wednesday #7

Not just challenge them to debates InstantGratification Wednesday #10

Yes! Good idea!! bluestarone Wednesday #13

Great idea! defacto7 Wednesday #23

Infiltrators! Antifa! FBI plants! Tr*mp derangement syndrome! rubbersole Wednesday #35

What a surprise! WestMichRad Wednesday #9

I can't begin to imagine what these republicans PatSeg Wednesday #36

They're more afraid of voters? WestMichRad Wednesday #38

I'm not saying they ARE more afraid of voters PatSeg Wednesday #47

Mostly, members are afraid of djt. Then they're afraid of angry voters -- both the Ds and the Rs. allegorical oracle Thursday #75

"Republicans are afraid of crossing DJT." -Eric Swalwell WestMichRad Thursday #79

What?! Colorado constituents of Gabe Evans... Loubee Wednesday #11

Did the upset MAGA still think the Farmer-Rick Wednesday #12

Perfect opportunity for our side to say, hey...we are going to have that town hall. Passages Wednesday #14

I worry GoreWon2000 Wednesday #15

They are behaving as if our votes won't count. Interesting. nt halobeam Thursday #73

The repugs threw out our votes in 2000 GoreWon2000 Thursday #80

Elise Stefanik has not had a Town hall in my area since 2017 mgardener Wednesday #16

this is a cout complet et tu Wednesday #17

When he said that, it should have been a red flag. Prof. Toru Tanaka Wednesday #26

so many red flags et tu Wednesday #30

go tell it on the mountain Tetrachloride Wednesday #18

Surprise, Surprise!! Who didn't see that coming? Bev54 Wednesday #19

And longer still - perhaps infinitely so - before... BobTheSubgenius Wednesday #20

And yet they voted these jokers in. DiamondShark Wednesday #21

Did their Rebl2 Wednesday #22

The truth to MAGAt politicians is like sunlight to a vampire. Prof. Toru Tanaka Wednesday #28

Source? Sneederbunk Wednesday #24

If all they are going to do is gaslight their constituents which is what they've been doing then GoodRaisin Wednesday #25

The Teabaggers did this in the Obama years Grins Wednesday #27

Great time for Democrats to hold town halls Mysterian Wednesday #29

They'll blame trans woke DEI IronLionZion Wednesday #31

Every one of us on here should be making six calls a day to our congress critters. PatrickforB Wednesday #32

Especially they're Rs nilram Wednesday #63

Check out the 5 Calls app. Dulcinea Thursday #74

In 2017, when they got blowback about trying to repeal KitFox Wednesday #33

It one sees a repuke critter at a restaurant, in a store, at any public place confront them and ask why they kimbutgar Wednesday #34

No surprise there. Glaisne Wednesday #37

Republicans are stopping their town hall events which means . . . peggysue2 Wednesday #39

Cowards; who don't have the courage of their own convictions Uncle Joe Wednesday #40

Republicans holding in-person town halls? AverageOldGuy Wednesday #41

That was inevitible after seeing how they have been going for them JoseBalow Wednesday #43

I try to imagine what SCOTUS Mblaze Wednesday #44

So call them JPPaverage Wednesday #45

They do not answer to their constituents any more, only to Trump. Scalded Nun Wednesday #46

People were mean to them senseandsensibility Wednesday #48

Kick SheltieLover Wednesday #50

They have local and DC Offices maxrandb Wednesday #51

Democrats were shutting down their townhalls because of the doc03 Wednesday #52

what were teabaggers protesting? Skittles Wednesday #70

They can crawl under the bushes to hide if they want. But voters *may* make themselves heard at polls in 2026. nt CousinIT Wednesday #53

of course they are themaguffin Wednesday #54

Tele town hall Blubird Wednesday #55

They hate freedom of speech SunImp Wednesday #56

..."Snowflakes." Karasu Wednesday #57

repukes don't give a fuck what WE THE PEOPLE think Skittles Wednesday #58

Nope, they don't. They are hell-bent on doing along with Project 2025 and they are determined raccoon Thursday #71

Is there any reason Democrats can't hold town-hall meetings? BurnDoubt Wednesday #59

These town hall meetings . . . Aussie105 Wednesday #60

When they are not being nasty, they are being cowards Dem4life1234 Wednesday #61

They'll be turning off their phones next. nilram Wednesday #62

Well of course they are. The optics are terrible. bee_peaceful Wednesday #66

Raise the gates! Godot51 Wednesday #67

A Dem substitute should step in swong19104 Wednesday #68

I DID NAZI THAT COMING Skittles Wednesday #69

What 5 things did you do at work last week congressman? Emile Thursday #72

The repugs are afraid of Trump. What cowards! They are in this OLDMDDEM Thursday #76

No matter what transpires the MAGA MORONS will ALWAYS vote republicant. NoMoreRepugs Thursday #77

Cowards Emile Thursday #78