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Republican Town Halls Turned Ugly. One Congressman Kept Doing Them Anyway.

Republican Town Halls Turned Ugly. One Congressman Kept Doing Them Anyway.

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From Iowa to New York, Republican members of Congress have
struggled to answer constituents’ tough questions about their
party’s agenda, with several town hall meetings turning angry and
going viral.

Republican leaders have told lawmakers to stop holding them all
together.

Representative Mike Flood of Nebraska has ignored that advice.
The congressman speaks about the disappearance of an American
political tradition and why he thinks it is worth preserving.

Guest: Representative Mike Flood, Republican of Nebraska

Background reading:

Representative Flood faced his hometown voters. It wasn’t
pretty.

From March: Republican House members were told to stop
holding in-person town halls.

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