“As he tells nearly half his constituents to go take a hike, it’s pretty clear Rep. Rodney Davis has learned all the wrong lessons about partisan politics from Republicans in Washington and brought them back to Central Illinois.” – Jacob Peters, DCCC Spokesperson
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Davis: No need to meet with politically opposed groups | Champaign News Gazette
By Tom Kacich
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis told a small group at the Central Illinois Mosque & Islamic Center today that he won’t meet with groups that are politically opposed to him.
The three-term congressman held a 45-minute meeting with members of the Muslim community and others from Champaign-Urbana at the mosque on North Lincoln Avenue in Urbana on Wednesday morning.
During the session that sometimes got contentious, Davis was confronted with a question he often gets in Champaign-Urbana: why doesn’t he meet with groups here or participate in community forums? The most recent was a forum last month at the Champaign Public Library on gun violence. Davis did not attend but his general election opponent, Democrat Betsy Londrigan of Springfield, did.
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The Taylorville Republican said he would never “be able to accept every invitation” made for an appearance.
“How about any invitation?” interjected Savoy attorney Faruq Nelson, a member of the mosque.
“I will not accept invitations that are put out by those who are dead-set and politically opposed no matter what I do or say,” said Davis. “You have a chance to do what you’re going to do anyway, go vote, as you will vote against me as you always have voted against me. You will continue to do that and that’s OK.”
Nelson told Davis: “You’ve basically just written off at least half of your constituents at least in this county, more than half.”
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