The Democratic Party is dealing with several crises, from messaging to unpopular ideologies to identity and branding.
To distract Americans, the party is trying a new tactic, involving staged town halls of its own, as well as sending left-wing activists – sometimes posing as angry and disaffected Trump voters – to disrupt GOP events. It does not appear to be helping, which is perhaps why some of these rabble-rousers are becoming increasingly hysterical.
There can be no denying that Democrat town halls are a lot more astroturf than grassroots.
It’s not exactly a secret that they are being organized by progressive activist groups such as Indivisible, a national organization with local chapters that openly asserts its main purpose is to defeat the Trump agenda.
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) had a recent run-in with the Chattanooga Times Free Press, which contacted her in an almost harassing manner to inquire about an upcoming town hall organized by Democracy in Action. Among the questions, Blackburn was asked if she and two Republican Tennessee representatives planned to attend – and, if not, why.
But the senator knew it was a set-up. When a radical left group organizes one of these town halls and invites three elected Republicans, the intent is not to reach across the aisle but to humiliate and berate them. The chance of any of the three GOPers – had they attended – even getting to speak at any length without being screamed at was just about zero.