Rep. Victoria Spartz is one of the few House Republicans to have held in-person town halls since President Donald Trump was inaugurated. She was also one of the few Republicans in the room at either of the two in-person events she held this weekend with hundreds of angry and combative constituents.
Spartz represents a safe Republican district where she’s been reelected three times and is not facing any real threats to her seat. But the anger from her constituents was palpable. The boos were constant,the questions were pointed and, at times, Spartz could barely get an answer out without being drowned out by the crowd. But the audience wasn’t made up of Democratic organizers from outside the counties she represents – for someone to attend, they had to provide their address to verify they’re a constituent of hers.
Of the 12 attendees NOTUS spoke to, only one identified as a Republican. That there was an overwhelming number of Democrats and a sparse number of GOP voters in attendance says muchabout the politics of the moment, as Trump, with congressional Republicans, transforms Washington and the country.