Labrador has found his comfort zone
In his Idaho Politics Weekly column, Chuck Malloy comments:
Congressman Raul Labrador has come up with a creative way of campaigning for re-election — without making stump speeches. He had a better idea this time, scheduling 20 “Conversations with the Congressman” events throughout the district during the congressional recess.
His thought was to have a series of small round-table discussions during the middle of the day to allow folks to chat with their congressman - with no microphones or the usual charts and graphics that typically go with town-hall gatherings. Labrador had to make some adjustments when more than 50 people showed up at a coffee shop in Eagle and 75 packed into a conference room that afternoon at Meridian City Hall.
Labrador is in his element during these settings; the bigger the crowd, the better. He’s great at fielding questions, even better at giving answers that make sense, and he isn’t afraid to express disagreements with a questioner. The “conversations” are not meant to be campaign rallies, but he seems to score political points when he has them. More here.
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