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mahatmakanejeeves

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Thu Feb 23, 2017, 02:55 PM Feb 2017

Despite objectors, Rep. Comstock hosts second tele-town hall

Despite objectors, Rep. Comstock hosts second tele-town hall

Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017 by Chantalle Edmunds

U.S. Rep Barbara Comstock (R-Va.-10th) on Tuesday held her second tele-town hall of February, continuing on the same path as many of her fellow house mates who are batting off calls for an in-person town hall.

Since the election of President Donald Trump, the virtual town hall as opposed to an in-person town hall has been the route taken by many Republicans.
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Comstock's preference for tele-town halls or smaller-scale methods of meeting with constituents comes on the back of a series of well publicized, heated town halls, like one for Rep. Tom McClintock (Calif.) in northern California, where the congressman was escorted from the event by police.
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Some Republicans, however, have bucked the trend of keeping away from large town halls. Rep. Mark Sanford (R-S.C.) attended a meeting he organized in conjunction with Indivisible in Charleston.
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Despite objectors, Rep. Comstock hosts second tele-town hall (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2017 OP
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