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salin

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14. I saw video of a Rokita "Chamber of Commerce" event
Tue Apr 18, 2017, 02:55 PM
Apr 2017

the other day - full audience, a lot of energy challenging him. In looking for the video I found stories from back in February when he wouldn't hold a town hall, that some locals were planning to hold one anyhow - without him. Doubt after the "safe" event (morning meeting sponsored by a local Chamber of Commerce) not being so 'in the bubble yea Todd!' as he would have assumed, guessing there won't be many meetings with him.

If these groups you saw are the same folks involved at getting people to the Rokita event, and/or staging a faux town hall - I'd saw it sounds like that is where your energy should go. I think there are a number of districts in Indiana where the active democrats are aging and as you describe - serving a function like holding elections.

I am in Bloomington and there is a lot of energy - more aligned with the democrats (our recent Democratic candidate for Congress was leading the non-affiliated event which grew out of energy from the Women's march.) That, however is due to being a liberal pocket in the state and a big College town.

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