Post by ralph on Feb 10, 2017 17:09:56 GMT -7
Who says we can't influence Colorado's Republican members of Congress (MoCs)??
Here's my idea, and I'll put the detailed explanation below this summary:
1. Get a group together and plan on attending one of their town halls (contact info here)
2. Prepare by making one or more signs...8.5"x11" will be fine enough
...They should say "Rational Voters Against Trump" or "Russians out of U.S. politics"--anything that will resonate with swing voters
...Put the message on *both* sides of the sign
3. Go to the meeting, placing one of your members in the back to take pictures
4. When the MoC takes the stage, hold up just one sign at a time (they can be read from either side)
5. Have your photographer snap a shot with the MoC and your sign in frame, so that the photo ends up looking like the image below.
6. Post them everywhere, but especially where MoCs will see them.
7. Send word to the staff in the MoCs office that they're on Facebook, etc., and it's obvious to everyone that middle-class voters are unhappy with him/her
Why This Will Work
Consider this story from the Washington Post:
Republican town halls are getting very, very nasty by Amber Phillips, 10-Feb-17 (http://wapo.st/2kRKYwi)
"In November, Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) won reelection to one of the most Republican districts in the nation, with 73 percent of the vote.
On Thursday night, he found himself facing...thousands of people crowded in...what was supposed to be a run-of-the-mill town hall...to boo him and chant, “You work for us” and “Do your job!” Reporters heard those who couldn't get into the 1,080-person auditorium yelling: “Bring him out!”
The Republicans may have thought that it would be safe to march lock-step with Trump now that he's won the election, but instead they're getting heat. I believe if voters continue to make these town hall meetings uncomfortable, they'll have to start breaking with the President-Reject, and then the Trump agenda is over.
Let's keep it up for a month or two, then our signs should evolve to say "Why waste our breath with this guy? Let's "Primary" him in 2018!" That will really turn their gills white!
Here's my idea, and I'll put the detailed explanation below this summary:
1. Get a group together and plan on attending one of their town halls (contact info here)
2. Prepare by making one or more signs...8.5"x11" will be fine enough
...They should say "Rational Voters Against Trump" or "Russians out of U.S. politics"--anything that will resonate with swing voters
...Put the message on *both* sides of the sign
3. Go to the meeting, placing one of your members in the back to take pictures
4. When the MoC takes the stage, hold up just one sign at a time (they can be read from either side)
5. Have your photographer snap a shot with the MoC and your sign in frame, so that the photo ends up looking like the image below.
6. Post them everywhere, but especially where MoCs will see them.
7. Send word to the staff in the MoCs office that they're on Facebook, etc., and it's obvious to everyone that middle-class voters are unhappy with him/her
Why This Will Work
Consider this story from the Washington Post:
Republican town halls are getting very, very nasty by Amber Phillips, 10-Feb-17 (http://wapo.st/2kRKYwi)
"In November, Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) won reelection to one of the most Republican districts in the nation, with 73 percent of the vote.
On Thursday night, he found himself facing...thousands of people crowded in...what was supposed to be a run-of-the-mill town hall...to boo him and chant, “You work for us” and “Do your job!” Reporters heard those who couldn't get into the 1,080-person auditorium yelling: “Bring him out!”
The Republicans may have thought that it would be safe to march lock-step with Trump now that he's won the election, but instead they're getting heat. I believe if voters continue to make these town hall meetings uncomfortable, they'll have to start breaking with the President-Reject, and then the Trump agenda is over.
Let's keep it up for a month or two, then our signs should evolve to say "Why waste our breath with this guy? Let's "Primary" him in 2018!" That will really turn their gills white!