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The town hall in Somers, a leafy section of Lawler’s Hudson Valley district, began to teeter off the rails soon after it began.
The first crack emerged when Lawler, in his opening remarks, told the packed prep school auditorium: “This is what democracy looks like.”
Laughter crept through the crowd.
A little while later, the congressman’s mention of federal health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. drew loud jeers.
Who’s his challenger? Where do we donate or volunteer? What is being done to vote for some better representation in that area?
Because these “news stories” about upset people keep happening but nothing is changing.
those folks are just over 100 days in to a new administration and you’re expecting… something different? Something more? What you are seeing IS the difference.
When was the last time you saw town hall meetings being held 100 days in with protesters being dragged out? These folks are letting their displeasure known. This is what a movement looks like in its early stages. Don’t even be insinuating that it’s not enough, or that progress isn’t being made.
I was expecting the democratic party to do more than collaborate and write sternly worded letters. I am pretty angry.
thats just senile schumer and hakeem jefferies, you just need to primary them when the time comes.
What tangible progress was made? None.
Has a single.member of Congress changed their vote because of this? They are passing what they want and killing what they don’t.
These reps aren’t going to help these people.
It’s too early for a challenger. Midterms aren’t for another 18 months. NY D-17 is a coveted swing district in the Hudson Valley, about an hour north of NYC. Mondaire Jones lost to Mike Lawler last November.
Never too early.
Alright, well, let us know when there’s a candidate that is challenging this guy. Until then, this isn’t very newsworthy at this point.
It’s not my post, but I think it’s important to see people in swing districts pushing Republicans to the point of getting ejected. It’s good for morale, especially with all of the political pessimism.
Belongs in a feel-good vibes community and not a news one now. This storyline is old and these reps clearly haven’t changed their minds around holding the administration accountable.
It looks like this was just this past Sunday. In yet another part of the country. Report to the mods if it doesn’t fit your personal description of newsworthy but it is current, relevant, and distinct from similar stories in other districts.