Tonight! House Democrat plans to attend town hall for GOP lawmaker

[babylonsister]

http://thehill.com/homenews/house/332415-house-democrat-plans-to-attend-town-hall-instead-of-gop-lawmaker-who-wont

House Democrat plans to attend town hall for GOP lawmaker
By Cristina Marcos - 05/08/17 03:30 PM EDT


Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.) is making good on his offer to attend a town hall meeting in the place of a Republican colleague who won't be there.

Maloney plans to attend a town hall hosted by a local chapter of anti-President Trump group Indivisible in a neighboring New York district on Monday night in the place of Rep. John Faso (R-N.Y.), who represents that area.

The Indivisible chapter said it invited Faso to the Kingston, N.Y., town hall to explain his vote for the GOP’s healthcare bill last week, but he isn’t expected to attend.

Faso spokeswoman Courtney Weaver said Monday afternoon that the freshman lawmaker has a previously scheduled event on Monday night and never received an invitation to the Indivisible town hall.

"This is a purely partisan political rally," Weaver said. "Now Maloney has reverted to form as a hyper-partisan seeking to advance himself in the eyes of his patrons in Albany and Washington. It's sad."

Maloney appeared on MSNBC’s "Rachel Maddow Show" over the weekend and urged fellow Democrats to “adopt a district” and attend town halls for Republicans who won’t.

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http://thehill.com/homenews/house/332415-house-democrat-plans-to-attend-town-hall-instead-of-gop-lawmaker-who-wont

[SummerSnow]

1. Very smart move by the House Dems.

[Wounded Bear]

2. I love it!

Go Paddy Maloney!

Don't you just love when RW Repub assholes start playing the "partisan politics" card?

[rogue emissary]

3. Democratic members of Congress should also join Democratic challengers in neighboring red districts.

Hold town hall were their Republican candidates are too cowardly to face their constituency. It would be a great way to illustrate who is working for the people.

[NewRedDawn]

9. Yes.

That is what I been saying. Free & Good publicity for the challengers.

[Progressive dog]

4. That POS Faso is the so-called representative in my district

With any luck, he'll no longer be here after 2018.

[NewRedDawn]

10. He is a Freshman

6 Candidates lining up to take him down.

[PsychoBabble]

5. Choices, choices ...

Let's see:

Choice A. "Hyper-partisan"

Choice B. Cowardly, lying sack of sh!t

Not a tough choice in my book ....

[phylny]

6. I think that Democratic candidates should also step in.

If the House member won't address an audience, a Democratic candidate should kindly step in

[crazycatlady]

7. THat depends if a candidate exists

It is still very early in the game. I believe there's a few in talks about running but we're still 18 months out.

[phylny]

8. Of course, good point n/t

[NewRedDawn]

11. I heard from my Local news

WKTV Utica, NY there is 6 candidates who want to run against him.

[babylonsister]

12. Rachel covering it; 450 people showed up! nt