Yes of course the NCAA men’s basketball tournament is on while I’m writing this.\u00a0 But as much as I love the Big Dance, that’s not what I’m pontificating on today.<\/p>\n
Earlier this week US Senator Check Grassley, who has been in the Senate since 1981 and is approximately 279 years old, had a town hall in my town this past week.\u00a0 You may have heard that the RNC has advised Republican lawmakers against holding these meetings because of how poorly they have gone lately.<\/p>\n
But Grassley has enjoyed widespread support from Iowans of all political stripes\u00a0 for the majority of his career, so he pushed ahead.\u00a0 Well, sort of.\u00a0 The event was never posted on his website and not even all registered Republicans I know got invites by mail.\u00a0 So it sure appears he was trying to pack the room in his favor.\u00a0 To put it mildly, this did not endear him to the locals.<\/p>\n
People showed up in droves.\u00a0 The overflow room had more people in it than the actual meeting room did.\u00a0 You may have seen news footage of the crowd, the signs, and the actual questions Grassley fielded (or didn’t).\u00a0 Well, it didn’t go well for the old man.\u00a0 He didn’t even address or even acknowledge the people in the overflow area.\u00a0 He dodged questions about Elon Musk and cuts to programs that benefit Iowans.\u00a0 \u00a0He probably wished he hadn’t come at all.<\/p>\n
You may have heard that the reason the town halls are getting so ugly is that the folks in them aren’t Republicans.\u00a0 I’m here to tell you that here in Hampton Iowa that was not the case.\u00a0 I recognize many of the people in the photos.\u00a0 These are my neighbors.\u00a0 These are the people I see in the grocery store.\u00a0 Were some Democrats there?\u00a0 Yes of course.\u00a0 Was everyone holding a sign or shouting questions Democrats?\u00a0 Not.\u00a0 Even.\u00a0 Close.\u00a0 And I would bet my left leg this is the case everywhere else too.<\/p>\n
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