Today’s notice: Rep. Mike Flood showed up, and so did half the state of Nebraska apparently. Democrats are ready to gerrymander. What happens after a backroom deal? Senators get along at the prayer breakfast. And: letting AI figure it out.
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Last night in Lincoln: “I voted for this, I voted for this bill,” Rep. Mike Flood told NOTUS after a raucous town hall in his Nebraska district. “I’m here, I’m defending it and I’m not just defending it, I’m supporting it.”
Flood is one of the few Republicans to volunteer to face voters the traditional way. Our Lissandra Villa de Petrzelka was there, and reports that the heckling and energy from the auditorium full of more than 700 people reached levels locals usually reserve for whoever is playing the Huskers.
“Fascists don’t hold town halls with open question-and-answer series,” Flood said at one point after the shouts rained down.