Democrats ramp up town halls in GOP districts

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 Democrats ramp up town halls in GOP districts
by Mike Lillis - 03/30/25 6:00 AM ET

House Democrats are ramping up their aggressive strategy of conducting town halls in Republican-held districts, vying to exploit the GOP’s advised moratorium on the events to make inroads with frustrated voters, pick up battleground seats, and flip control of the House in next year’s midterms.

A number of Democrats who ventured this month into GOP territory said they liked what they saw: anxious voters who are up in arms over both President Trump’s dismantling of the federal government and the reluctance of the majority Republicans to provide a check on executive power.

Encouraged by their experiences, Democrats say they not only intend to return to those battleground districts, they’re also eyeing plans to broaden their range in the weeks and months to come. The Democrats’ campaign arms, in some cases, are helping to coordinate the effort.

“People are mad — they’re mad and fearful that their health care might be taken away. That’s the thing that I heard the most,” said Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), who recently staged town halls in three California districts held by Republican lawmakers — Reps. Ken Calvert, Young Kim and David Valadao — where he estimated crowds of roughly 1,000 people.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5220587-democrats-town-halls-gop/

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This was the same mindset that the Democrats had in 2009 when it came to their constituents and the voters. “Astroturfing” “Koch Brothers” was their battle cry

The following year was a bloodbath for them in the midterms. In fact, by the end of Obama’s tenure, the Republicans held more public offices than any time since the 1920s

Dismissing the concerns of their constituents and/or not even showing up the town halls is going to be costly. You’re already seeing that happening


The GOP is not immune to the same issues that cost the Democrats in 2024

[catfish1957]

This was the same mindset that the Democrats had in 2009 when it came to their constituents and the voters. “Astroturfing” “Koch Brothers” was their battle cry

The following year was a bloodbath for them in the midterms. In fact, by the end of Obama’s tenure, the Republicans held more public offices than any time since the 1920s

Dismissing the concerns of their constituents and/or not even showing up the town halls is going to be costly. You’re already seeing that happening


The GOP is not immune to the same issues that cost the Democrats in 2024

Good points, but one aspect for us that was a disaster was the turfing they did to discredit the tea party movement. What started as a good hearted try to control the government in 2009, was with MSM help,  broad brushed as a racist right wing movement. 

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Good points, but one aspect for us that was a disaster was the turfing they did to discredit the tea party movement. What started as a good hearted try to control the government in 2009, was with MSM help,  broad brushed as a racist right wing movement.

McConnell says his proudest accomplishment was destroying the TEA Party.

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I'm seeing people on facebook i never saw post anything about politics suddenly now posting anti-elon, anti-trump stuff. All of our eggs are now in this elon/trump basket and I hope it doesn't get dropped if you know what I mean.