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A Republican congressman left a heated town hall via the back door after he was relentlessly laughed at and heckled while trying to defend President Trump.
Rep. Barry Moore was hammered with tough queriesand more than a few hecklesduring a raucous town hall in Daphne, Alabama.
The tense showdown was captured in a 40-minute video from the advocacy group Indivisible Baldwin County. It shows Moore squirming under relentless questioning about Medicaid cuts, the closure of rural hospitals, Trump-era tariffs, immigration crackdowns, abortion bans, and even the deployment of the National Guard in Washington, D.C..
Moores attempts to respond were drowned out with laughter and interruptions. At one point, the audience openly mocked his evasive answers.
By the end of the night, the Republican lawmaker had had enough, cutting things short and slipping away through an exit rather than facing his increasingly hostile crowd.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/republican-storms-out-of-back-door-after-being-laughed-at-during-town-hall/
This fool is running for Tommy the Tuba's seat. He won't be any improvement.

Ursus Rex
(428 posts)I have family there, going back several generations, and I have a fairly good sense of what goes on. The voters will either stay home or hold their nose and vote for this guy or another Republican once the issue du jour is provided to them. They will not switch parties in all likelihood.
mdbl
(7,261 posts)NJCher
(41,257 posts)Is it possible to run an independent against him?
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Independents are a growing cohort of votersaccording to Gallup, more Americans identify as independents (40%) than as Democrats (29%) or Republicans (30%).
Independents overwhelmingly identify as moderate and state they agree with both major parties on certain issues. For example, independents tend to trust Democrats more on abortion, healthcare, and climate change, while they prefer Republicans on the economy, gun rights, and immigration.
Despite their numbers, millions of independents are excluded from primary elections across the 15 states with closed congressional primaries and the 22 with closed presidential primaries.
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If you read this study, published last fall, it says that people who are largely moderates, don't like either party because of extremism.
Here's a link that tells how various states do primaries.
quakerboy
(14,512 posts)It may be solidly republican, but I doubt (m)any of us are under the impression that the current regime intends to allow voters to decide the results of elections going forward.
LetMyPeopleVote
(169,179 posts)Ray Bruns
(5,556 posts)Brave Barry Moore ran away. ("No!"
Bravely ran away away. ("I didn't!"
When danger reared its ugly head, He bravely turned his tail and fled. ("no!"
Yes, brave Barry Moore turned about ("I didn't!" And gallantly he chickened out.
****Bravely**** taking ("I never did!" to his feet, He beat a very brave retreat.("all lies!"
Bravest of the braaaave, Barry Moore !("I never!"
Rebl2
(16,901 posts)you cant stand the heat, you run 🏃♂️ out the back door !
not fooled
(6,451 posts)Too bad he didn't get called out on the crackpot ideas when there was a chance to stop them being enacted.
We.tried.to.warn.you.
republianmushroom
(21,238 posts)ificandream
(11,329 posts)Jilly_in_VA
(12,889 posts)Love that as he's slinking out back like something's gonna be thrown at him!