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tinrobot

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14. So if I'm not in their district, they won't listen?

Reply to Jose Garcia (Original post)

Thu Feb 9, 2017, 03:42 PM

Feb 2017

I live in a big blue oasis, so my Congressman already agrees with me.

Still, I would love to influence my neighboring red Congresspeople.

How do I do that?

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