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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]No reason to meet with folks that will never vote Republican [/quote]

That's only true if you think the only reason a Representative should meet with his or her constituents is to get them to vote for him or her. Not true and deeply cynical.[/quote]

Nice try, quoting one piece of an overall point.

It's only been 4 months since she was reelected.  When you represent around 700K people, it makes political sense that she prioritizes her supporters and persuadable individuals.

Will concede that she tries to do what she thinks is best, even when I disagree with her.

[b]However, what's the point in trying to communicate with folks that talk over people and don't let you finish your response?

Never seen the point in communicating with red or blue Kool-aid drinkers.[/b][/quote]

OK, so you ask people to be level headed and not hyper partisan.....then

You have no idea if the people who have requested meetings and been stonewalled and/or cancelled on are level headed/rational people.

The one who got cancelled on last minute and lied to about why is a rational person.  She's a doctor.  She's not a "paid protestor" or a kool aid drinker or someone who isn't going to let you finish a response.

You make a lot of assumptions about people and their reasons for requesting meetings.[/quote]

Guess we'll have to agree to disagree that it doesn't make political sense to meet with partisan voters.

Good politicians make assumptions about groups of voters all the time.  It's hard to get to know hundreds of thousands of constituents personally.

The email chain I believe you are referencing and the website show that the Comstock folks were telling the truth.

For example, complaining that she took other "afternoon" meetings when the date stamp behind one picture is AM.  Folks are known to take pictures in the morning and post them on Twitter in the afternoon.

Also, the House art work competition is for constituents.  Don't know why a doctor is more worthy of a meeting than an artist?

Also, they did offer another chance to meet with the Congresswoman on Friday around a series of votes which I've done before.  It's normal practice.

Also, as a backup, they didn't offer a meeting with a junior staffer if Friday didn't work.  They offered an aide and her Chief of Staff.  The Chief of staff is the top staffer in her office, not some kid.  That's perfectly normal practice for the Chief to step in for a Member.

Some of us read more than the headline.  Comstock used to do op research at the highest levels.  If she was "avoiding" this doctor maybe it was based on a reasoned political calculation.  Like Hillary, we all make electoral assumptions.  Sometimes we win, sometimes we lose.

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