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Passages

(2,418 posts)
Thu Feb 27, 2025, 02:33 PM Feb 27

House Republicans hit the brakes on town halls after blowback over Trump's cuts

A number of Republican lawmakers faced significant pushback in their home districts over Trump and Elon Musk's slashing of the federal government.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-republicans-town-halls-blowback-trump-cuts-rcna193766


This is the opportunity for our side to have town halls and help these people vent and give them a reason to vote against every Republican in office...give them a reason to vote for us.
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House Republicans hit the brakes on town halls after blowback over Trump's cuts (Original Post) Passages Feb 27 OP
Aw, the Tea Party's over? tanyev Feb 27 #1
Ain't nobody there but those chickens. Buck-buck Walleye Feb 27 #2
Just replace your voters! DBoon Feb 27 #3
"Republicans hit the brakes on town halls." That's sure to tamp down voter anger. sop Feb 27 #4
What are they afraid of? According to them Klarkashton Feb 27 #5
F-ing cowards... ultralite001 Feb 27 #6

DBoon

(23,623 posts)
3. Just replace your voters!
Thu Feb 27, 2025, 02:44 PM
Feb 27

“Some party hack decreed that the people
had lost the government's confidence
and could only regain it with redoubled effort.
If that is the case, would it not be be simpler,
If the government simply dissolved the people
And elected another?”
― Bertolt Brecht

sop

(13,400 posts)
4. "Republicans hit the brakes on town halls." That's sure to tamp down voter anger.
Thu Feb 27, 2025, 02:44 PM
Feb 27

Voters in Republican districts should invite their representatives to town halls, then hold empty podium events when they fail to show. Invite the media, too.

Klarkashton

(3,237 posts)
5. What are they afraid of? According to them
Thu Feb 27, 2025, 02:49 PM
Feb 27

Trump won in a landslide and has a mandate.

They are accountable to trump only.

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