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Tim Walz Offers to Meet With Voters Whose GOP Reps Refuse to Hold Town Halls (www.commondreams.org)

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GOP lawmakers are avoiding constituents due to backlash over budget cuts and Musk's actions. Dems like Walz and Khanna are stepping up to engage with voters in GOP districts.

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[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Not quite. Offer them change and many will vote for you. It's the reverse of the Bernie-Trump pipeline.

[–] athairmor@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Yes. I know Trump diehards who voted for Obama—twice.

There’s just a whole lot of people who don’t feel “seen”—who feel like the government is full of people working in anyone interests but theirs.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You nailed it. This dissects the thing better than any article I've ever read.

How Half Of America Lost Its F**king Mind

[–] kbotc@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Why do you think that piece is saying? I read through it and can’t figure it out other than misdirected anger.