Indivisible’s Ezra Levin has pointed out that Republicans will do tele town halls because then they can tightly control who can speak. So of course: U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan has announced he’s holding a “Telephone Town Hall” on Facebook at 5:30 p.m. March 25.
Bresnahan holding ‘Telephone Town Hall’ on Facebook – By Michael P. Buffer | The Citizens’ Voice UPDATED: March 15, 2025 at 3:53 PM EDT “In 10 days, Representative Bresnahan will host thousands of constituents in the first congressional Town Hall this district has seen in over four years,” Bresnahan Communications Director Hannah Pope said in an email. “The purpose of a town hall is to hear from all constituents. Rep. Bresnahan looks forward to a productive conversation with constituents who have genuine questions.” (…) “We don’t answer to the DNC, nor will we give a platform to a bunch of extremist political operatives looking to throw a public temper tantrum,” Pope said.
Hannah Pope needs to be fired for defamation of constituents. To suggest that people worried about losing access to lifesaving medications, scared of losing their house because of missed Social Security payments, or concerned about having their parents and grandparents expelled from nursing homes when the Medicaid is cut off… people worried about these things are, to Rob Bresnahan’s communications director, the same as toddlers having a fit. I can’t think of anything more grossly inappropriate than to claim that your constituents are Democratic National Committee paid actors faking “temper tantrums” just to avoid real constituents he’s supposed to be representing. And here’s the thing, representatives are supposed to represent all the constituents, not just the Republicans. Take it from me, Democrat Matt Cartwright catered to conservatives more than he did his own voters. It seems like both parties seem to think that “democrats” (whatever that means to them) are not “real” constituents.
Post X News – Two Pennsylvania Republicans targeted in Democrats’ national town hall strategy March 15, 2025 Democrats will target some of the most vulnerable Republican House members in the first batch of town halls during the congressional recess scheduled from Friday to March 24. In addition to Nunn and Bacon, the incumbents in those districts are: Rep. Juan Ciscomani of Arizona, Rep. Gabe Evans of Colorado, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida, Rep. John James of Michigan, Rep. Ann Wagner of Missouri and Reps. Ryan Mackenzie and Rob Bresnahan of Pennsylvania. The Democratic groups intend to hold similar events “in states across the country,” according to the statement.