It is a tough election, so Randy Kuhl doesn’t want to talk to his constitutents
Remember the vaunted Randy Kuhl Town Hall meetings? The ones where even we liked the access Congressman Kuhl provided. We disagreed with his policy positions but respected his ability to have the town hall meetings. Of course, the old format was preferred.
Well, guess what got tossed under the bus? Randy doesn’t schedule meetings anymore.
A reader noticed this state of affairs and contacted Kuhl’s office asking about meetings. He was told that Kuhl will be having more meetings if he’s elected this year.
In 2006, town hall meetings were a major part of Kuhl’s effort to portray himself as a “service Congressman”. In 2008, they are a public relations liability that are no longer part of Kuhl’s campaign.
Pathetic
[...] lawn-sign anywhere in sight. At the town hall meetings with Randy Kuhl, which have apparently been discontinued, no one has ever had anything positive to say to [...]
[...] So if he was there “to discuss issues”, why not bring in some residents? Why not ask OUR opinion as the people you represent? Ever since Kuhl’s town hall meetings went from a positive PR opportunity to a negative one, he’s done his best to keep the public out. [...]
[...] He feels that the 2006 Kuhl might’ve won, but that replacing the town meetings (which even RT grudgingly complimented him for) with lame closed-door appointment-only meetings, as well as skipping debates, lost him the [...]