• empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      I mean, in my area the town halls put on for our super based Oregon democratic senators to visit are typically scheduled/MC’ed by the county democratic party committee. Or at least assisted in some capacity. That’s not unusual.

      The suppression of dissent by the Republican’s personal brownshirts is the unusual part. Focus on that.

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        It’s not the “town hall” aspect I’m wondering about, it’s the “legislative”. That seems to imply that they’re functioning as legislators representing the general population, not politicians campaigning for their party.

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          Well, after reading the article…

          Borrenpohl said the turning point came when Rep. Ron Mendive, R-Coeur d’Alene, spoke…

          So, actual GOP legislators were there, but not fully enumerated by the article’s author.