Democrats target Republican districts with town hall campaign against Trump cuts

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Reuters

March 14, 2025 6:10 PM EDT Updated 11 hours ago


WASHINGTON, March 14 (Reuters) - Democrats plan a series of town hall meetings in highly competitive U.S. House of Representatives districts currently held by Republicans, aiming to tap into anger over President Donald Trump's campaign to aggressively slash the federal government. The move is an attempt to harness momentum from the eruptions at town halls last month against the Trump cost-cutting campaign led by Elon Musk.

Democrats are targeting some of the roughly two dozen competitive seats that will determine control of the House in next year's midterm elections. At those meetings, voters decried the Trump administration's firings of federal workers and potential cuts to safety net programs like Medicaid and Social Security in the Republicans' budget resolution, which was passed last month.

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson last week advised his members to stop hosting in-person town halls. Americans broadly support the idea of scaling back the federal government but believe Musk is moving too quickly in engineering the firing of tens of thousands of government workers, Reuters/Ipsos polling shows.

The campaign, organized by the Democratic National Committee, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and Association of State Democratic Committees, will kick off next week in 10 competitive districts, a DNC spokesperson said.
It will continue for the rest of the year in all 50 states.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/democrats-target-republican-districts-with-town-hall-campaign-against-trump-cuts-2025-03-14/

[AverageOldGuy]

1. Cardboard cutouts

If anyone plans to hold a town hall in an area where the Republican "representative" refuses to appear, it's a good idea to invite the press, especially the TV cameras, and have a cardboard cutout of the absentee Congressman.

Google "life-size cardboard cutout" -- they are not at all expensive, well under $100, and worth every penny of it.

[werdna]

2. And NOW, the REST of the HEADLINE -

- Leaving Anyone Left of Center Out in the Cold.

Where is the outreach to the left?! Consistent supporters of the Democratic Party now struggling with that and thinking of forming a more left party. Which would spell disaster for the country, given our current political dichotomy.