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ICYMI: ‘What’s that clucking sound?’ Iowa Republican mocked as ‘chicken’ for abandoning town hall [Raw Story]

Last week, Zach Nunn said he was holding a “community forum” – but then he chickened out. Nunn backed out of the previously advertised public event to instead hold a private meeting, and even changed the location of the event rather than risk facing his own constituents who have questions for him.

REMINDER: Nunn has not held a single public town hall since being elected to represent IA-03. As KGAN reported, Nunn “is facing growing calls to hold in-person town halls” – which are “critical for accountability and direct conversation” – as Iowans question why he’s not “showing up in person.”

DCCC Spokesperson Katie Smith:
“Zach Nunn refuses to hold a public meeting with Iowans because he knows he can’t defend his toxic agenda of raising prices, ripping away health care, and giving tax cuts to billionaires. Nunn can try to run from his constituents, but he can’t hide: Iowans will hold him accountable when they fire him next year.”

Read more:
  • An embattled Iowa Republican abruptly closed his planned public meeting to tout President Donald Trump’s signature domestic policy legislation.
  • Rep. Zach Nunn (R-IA) had planned on holding a town hall with constituents in Greene County, but the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee pointed out that he would instead hold a private meeting Friday afternoon.
  • “That clucking sound you hear?” said DCCC spokesperson Katie Smith. “That’s Zach Nunn, who’s such a chicken he won’t face his constituents. Nunn is terrified to face Iowa voters because he knows he can’t defend his toxic agenda of raising prices, ripping away health care, and giving tax cuts to billionaires.”
  • Republican leadership has discouraged lawmakers from holding town halls in the face of intense public objection to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and Nunn characterized those public gatherings as “taxpayer-funded protest events,”…

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