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Daily Dems Doing the Work, Making Noise and Fighting Back Day 192
This post is for
, if you’re not Adam, keep scrolling. I mean…I definitely want you to stay, but this post is for him.Hi Adam, I see you think Democrats just “forgot” about town halls. I’m going to give you the benefit of the doubt, cause it’s not like the media is covering them.
May I present: Dems Doing Town Halls! (gotta cover a few other things first)
This post is too long for email (links take up a lot of space) so you’re gonna want to read it in the app or on the website
If you’d rather watch this in video form, head to the end of the post!
Repping the Rep Emanuel Cleaver (MO-05)
Spoke at the Unidos US “Beacons of Change” Conference in his district. Other speakers included Rep Delia Ramirez (IL-03), Beto O’Rourke, and Rep Sharice Davids (KS-03) there too.
BlueSky | Instagram | Facebook | MO Dem FB | Threads
Reps Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Dan Goldman (NY-10), and Nydia Velasquez (NY-07)
Went with The New York Immigration Coalition to try yet again for an ICE oversight visit. This time they weren’t just denied, they were literally locked between the gate and the door to the facility. I thought the story would gain traction, but I haven’t seen anyone else talking about it.
BlueSky | Instagram | Facebook | Threads
(MA)
Visited the Pryde senior community, the first Senior community for queer seniors in MA. This facility was only possible because Markey, (MA) and (MA-07) kept pushing until they secured the federal funding needed to make it happen.
BlueSky | Instagram | Facebook | Threads
And now we get to those imaginary town halls. Oh, by the way, there’s actually a website that lists most if not all of them. Today, just today, Dems had FIVE, all over the country.
Sen Jack Reed and Rep Seth Magaziner (RI-02)
Held a joint town hall, that got a bit heated, but, Magaziner didn’t seem to mind:
We answered lots of good questions and heard ideas about how we can best deliver for working people.
I am always grateful to hear from Rhode Islanders directly and bring your voices back to Washington.
That’s what a real town hall is all about.
That said…shame on WJAR for making all their reporting on this town hall about Gaza and making Reed out to be the villain even though they literally quoted him saying that he voted for Sen Bernie Sanders’ (VT) bill to stop the bombs. If I didn’t know better, I’d think they just want to fuel the hatred for Dems even further.
If you want to watch the full town hall for yourself, you can do so below!
Instagram | Facebook | Threads | YouTube
Today’s
DNC ( )
Daily Blueprint covered a lot of different topics, but it ended with the announcement that the DNC is hosting THREE Organizing Summer town halls this week in Republican states. Guess they weren’t amused by Adam’s comments either.
Sen (AZ)
Is holding one of those town halls. He will be in Iowa on Saturday, and wrote an op-ed in the Des Moines Register about it. This was organized by the DNC, so, nothing to do with presidential anything
Rep Cleo Fields (LA-06)
Spent yesterday in St Landry Parish, visiting small businesses and healthcare centers and at night he held a town hall. This is the second such visit he’s done of a parish in his district in two days.
You can watch more about the town hall below!
BlueSky | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube
And finally…
Rep Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05)
Held her third Coffee With Your Congresswoman (her wording for town hall) out of four in four days, tonight. This post was from her first on Monday.
BlueSky | Instagram | Facebook
So, if you thought like Adam, or are Adam, I certainly hope I’ve convinced you that that argument is spreading disinformation.
If you made it to the end of this post, let me know what you think of this format, I wanted to try something new. And comment 🪑(chair) cause maybe if Adam sat in one of the town halls himself, he’d feel differently.
And if you watched or read any of these stories, comment 🧊 (ice) because, all joking aside, I’m kinda terrified that Espaillat, Velazquez and Goldman’s experience today didn’t go viral. I mean I get that everyone is focused on Epstein and our incredible Texas Dems, but still…
Our voices are our superpower, but only when we use them!
Thank you for your work on raising Democratic awareness. It takes effort to do what you’re doing, and I want you to know you’re appreciated. I love the format and will go on sharing where I can. ❤️👊🇺🇸
I'm convinced that while we all talk about a fractured media environment, few people think about what it means in reality. It means when you think, "x isn't happening," it might be happening, but you have to look extra hard for it! Thanks for providing this amazing resource to Adam, and to all of us.