This is how it’s done folks. If your rep won’t hold a town hall because they know what they’re doing is unpopular, hold one for them and let everyone in your community know what they’re up to. - ThreadSky

leahgreenberg.bsky.social • 2 days ago

This is how it’s done folks. If your rep won’t hold a town hall because they know what they’re doing is unpopular, hold one for them and let everyone in your community know what they’re up to.

Reposted from Distill Social

Congressman Jack Bergman’s constituents held a town hall tonight—because their cowardly congressman refused.
He’s happy to cash a taxpayer-funded paycheck but too scared to face the people he’s supposed to represent. Pathetic.

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dhendrick.bsky.social•2 days ago

Bergman doesn't even live in Michigan. The address for his residence is a machine shed. His actual home is in Louisiana.

4gabriel.bsky.social•2 days ago

This works on several levels 👆 it brings the community together and informs them- and it forces your legislator to appear or dissemble either way it’s a data point you can act on. It’s also a way to get everyone on the same page- hard to do that with algorithms fighting us on every platform.

gypsyjayking.bsky.social•1 day ago

I love this

stefanejones.bsky.social•2 days ago

Picketing their district office should be on the table.

Don't harass the staff, just march around outside with signs and loud voices.

sniffit.bsky.social•1 day ago

And make sure to make a big and very public deal about daring that Congresscritter to show up and them predictably proving too cowardly to do so. The power dynamic needs to be flipped:

"WE schedule the townhalls, bitches. YOU show up when you're told."

katiechandlerart.bsky.social•2 days ago

@leahgreenberg.bsky.social I’m not sure where to look to see if our reps are holding town halls. I’m in SC and doubt Graham or Scott will be. If they aren’t I’d like to help coordinate something like this. Any suggestions?

katiechandlerart.bsky.social•2 days ago

I called Graham’s DC office to see if any were scheduled. The person I spoke to said they did not know his schedule, but they added me to a list of constituents requesting a Townhall meeting. I did the same for Scott’s office, but no one answered so I left a message.

dasvar.bsky.social•2 days ago

Another dickhead with no spine and no balls

liddlest.bsky.social•1 day ago

a picture of that crowd and empty chair is very effective messaging!

cv-danes.com•2 days ago

Dems and Dem candidates specifically should be holding town halls where Republican reps have decided not to.

librarianian.bsky.social•2 days ago

Agreed. There should have been any available Democrat sitting in that empty chair addressing issues brought up.

gmjohnston.bsky.social•2 days ago

Yes Dems should be out in force listening and supporting. Honestly, it's also a golden opportunity for ambitious non MAGA moderate conservatives to garner support for a challenge in the primaries.

stephenswithaph.bsky.social•2 days ago

Also, Dems should, WITHOUT FAIL, be holding town halls in all districts where special elections are imminent.

US House
- FL01
- FL06
- NY21

Sound the alarms in these districts!!

cv-danes.com•2 days ago

Exactly. Get out front and lead!

stephenswithaph.bsky.social•2 days ago

🎯 That's exactly what it's going to take.

This is the way!!

dlb52.bsky.social•2 days ago

He represents the Alabama part of Michigan.

pluribus-unum.co•2 days ago

We had the Hall, and seeing as we're the Town, let's go.

kdelcotto.bsky.social•2 days ago

As a MI native, I can tell you the UP is deeply red with a few blue counties. This is great to see.

masshysteria.bsky.social•2 days ago

Yes but I can’t help but feel anger, these people absolutely voted for this and were apparently to fucking stupid to know why they shouldn’t have or why this is happening. But good for them I guess.

-Michigander

kdelcotto.bsky.social•2 days ago

It’s true. I am deeply angered also. In fact, I feel anxious and angry every waking hour. But- I can’t change the past. I am trying to stay focused on the future and take the little wins where I can.

masshysteria.bsky.social•2 days ago

Well I’m sure you already know but you’re not alone. Stay angry💪🏼

terlass.bsky.social•2 days ago

Yooper here. NOT ALL OF US VOTED FOR BERGMAN.

occupyelonsanus.bsky.social•2 days ago

The actual empty chair. That's how it's supposed to be done, Clint.

wowbaggert.bsky.social•2 days ago

rareandhungry.bsky.social•2 days ago

@padems.org - !!!

soozeq.bsky.social•2 days ago

yes, Yes, YES!!

judyds.bsky.social•2 days ago

Watch this Video and Repost this on every platform. Every American should be there for our country. Be an Al Green! SHOW UP!! America needs you!! If you have to, sleep in your car or camp out. Carpool. Get there!!
https://youtu.be/B3ct1ckEhZs?...

cathybruce.bsky.social•1 day ago

my rep held one... Last time he'll ever do that!

kaiten9653.bsky.social•2 days ago

If a Trump +20 district is this mad imagine the mood in swing districts. The Dems might back in to a +10 House majority. If they actually ever acknowledged voter anger Dems could produce a 2010 style majority.

theeagles.bsky.social•1 day ago

AWESOME!

bklynnative.bsky.social•2 days ago

My rep held a call for the first time. Every time a question came in, she fielded it to some other person. She didn’t answer any questions herself.

kevinfry.bsky.social•2 days ago

People should note the ages of people at these town halls. If those ignorant, out-of-touch MFs touch Medicare, Medicaid, or Soc.Sec. in any meaningful way, this will get volatile quickly. As someone who relies on Medicare and Social Security to live, you/they cannot fathom the anger that'll erupt.

numb.comfortab.ly•2 days ago

Dems should attend these town halls. In fact they should organize them in the districts where Republicans refuse to hold them.

theoryof.games•1 day ago

That is one of the tactics they recommend for local Indivisible groups. During Trump I they would do town halls with cardboard cutouts if the member wouldn't show. I had a shower thought to hook up ChatGPT to a text-to-speech and have it pretend to answer for the member. 😂

tiffanyclay.dev•1 day ago

Actually, @governorwalz.mn.gov has offered to attend some town halls for absent Congress members. I suggested my own (TX-17), since the Texas Farm Bureau is located here and their coded pro-Trump messaging could use a counter message. Pete Sessions ain’t gonna do that!

zenobiapaints.bsky.social•1 day ago

and when Cowardly Dems refuse to hold town halls?

MA-01 Rep Richard Neal refused to show up to one and MA-02 Rep. McGovern showed up to interface w/ constituents instead

Reminder: Neal is a Big Pharma/HMO donor fellating Establishment Dem & Pelosi wears his ass for a hat.

bcnjake.bsky.social•1 day ago

But only the ones committed to doing something. Can you imagine Jeffries or Schumer at one of these things? Klobuchar trying to act like she’s doing something? They’d get eaten alive!

themontgomery.bsky.social•1 day ago

Nah, they need the heat more than most.

bcnjake.bsky.social•1 day ago

They don’t need the heat. They need to get primaried.

bunnyamendt.bsky.social•1 day ago

They don't care about anything other their corporate donors.

numb.comfortab.ly•1 day ago

Yes this https://bsky.app/profile/maddow.msnbc.com/post/3ljso6ayfss2b

emmalove2015.bsky.social•1 day ago

Great idea.

solmidog.bsky.social•1 day ago

I should advertise a town hall for Pete Sessions and have the media cover it when he doesn’t show up because he didn’t know about it?

kelpkelpkelp.bsky.social•2 days ago

They should but right now there are a lot of low quality, uninspiring, MAGA-curious elected Dems like Mark Warner and Ro Khanna out there. They'd screw it up and start hyping Trump up out of fear. Leave it to people who apparently know what they're doing (Indivisible).

matunos.bsky.social•1 day ago

do you mean Democratic candidates or voters? my impression is most of these empty chair town halls are being organized by Democrats

bunnyamendt.bsky.social•1 day ago

These are in Republican districts

bufordthegreat.bsky.social•2 days ago

This is a great idea.

khazad-dum.bsky.social•2 days ago

MORE OF THIS PLEASE!

And ALWAYS make sure to invite the media to these.

heistm72.bsky.social•2 days ago

Pathetic election denier. He needs to go

matty-lynn.bsky.social•1 day ago

Those folks rock! Let's lock in & do the same!

canuparadigm.bsky.social•2 days ago

🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨

samtracyme.bsky.social•2 days ago

Would love to attend one of these for Susan Collins in Maine!
#mepolitics

calundya2.bsky.social•2 days ago

And let her know that you share her concern.

nattylove922.bsky.social•2 days ago

@indivisibleaustin.bsky.social

ferdyonfilms.bsky.social•2 days ago

Yes yes yes! This really works. I've seen it unseat a Gop.

bathshebablue.bsky.social•1 day ago

Yes!!! This is the way.

demofighter.bsky.social•1 day ago

Smart and so cool!

franklythetruth.bsky.social•1 day ago

Oh, they’re mad now? That carpetbagger first ran fraudulently, (he doesn’t and never has resided in the district), and hasn’t held a town hall in the district since 2017? But they keep reelecting him. Y’all put and kept that fraud there. You got no beef now.

wiseowljedi.bsky.social•5 hours ago

If democrats really wanna kick the Republicans asses in the mid terms they should be holding town halls in the red districts with an empty chair for the Republican who is hiding from their constituents! They don't wanna face us. We are angry and pissed and they know it!

carrieonbaggage.bsky.social•2 days ago

Stand together! 💙

arist89.bsky.social•2 days ago

I'm of the mind of making townhalls mandatory and bring back tar & feathering politicians

genkidesuu.bsky.social•2 days ago

Can @indivisible.org start working with voices like @scooptown.bsky.social @jessicadenson07.bsky.social @stgael.bsky.social and @electiontruth.bsky.social to champion the #14thNow angle? I mean, it’s right there in our constitution…none of this is even legitimate 😳

https://bsky.app/profile/scooptown.bsky.social/post/3ljs76kznhk27

blueintheheartland.bsky.social•2 days ago

Here’s what Kansas did.

https://youtu.be/e3jkTQxVWUI?si=mNz3W14GmZNA7aPA

kef1660.bsky.social•2 days ago

Maybe he got the message. Maybe he gives a rat’s ass. Maybe not.

blazewarriorwolf.bsky.social•2 days ago

Oooo. That’s a fun tactic I never considered. 📌

roseywv.bsky.social•2 days ago

LOVE IT
Hope this is repeated all over the country
People need to join together and voice their concerns
If their representative will not do their job
Hold the meeting without them

empath75.bsky.social•2 days ago

I think any democratic local politician with ambitions for higher office in a republican held district could be doing them weekly right now.

cg13.bsky.social•1 day ago

Democratic House members should go into the Republican districts and speak directly to the people about the devastating harm and damage the Republicans are doing to their own constituents regarding the horrendous Republican budget. The Democratic House members need to get very bold and very loud!

batsjohnny.bsky.social•2 days ago

Cc: Tennessee politicians

nancyc53.bsky.social•2 days ago

I understand some Democrat Representatives have said they would come to districts where GOP Representatives refuse to do meetings - Jamie Raskin was one. They have to be invited by constituents in that district. Why don’t we try to get one or more of these Representatives to hold meetings here?

davidjkmn.bsky.social•2 days ago

This certainly helps apply pressure but Bergman won his last election with nearly 60% of the votes in his district. Unless that crowd includes 10+% of people who voted for him it’s just another rally with people complaining about the problems - but not realistic solutions.

aleksnotx.bsky.social•2 days ago

This is a woefully unexplored opportunity for Democrats: hold town halls in R districts where the elected rep is too scared to face his constituents.

bt99.bsky.social•2 days ago

In MD-01, Freedom Caucus Chair Andy Harris also doesn’t do Town Halls. So local Talbot County Dems had hundreds of folks on Thursday hold a Walk for Democracy outside hotel hosting his fundraising dinner.

antelopecat.bsky.social•2 days ago

How utterly corrupt; instead of holding a town hall to face his constituents he was holding a fundraiser??

calundya2.bsky.social•2 days ago

Completely on brand. Nothing should surprise us anymore.

birdbutz25.bsky.social•1 day ago

😡

amdjerz.bsky.social•2 days ago

👏👏👏👏

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