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This would have been a better post if you clarified what you really hoped for with meeting your senator.
I haven't met mine. But I'm not expecting to have him come knocking at my door. If it were important to me, I could - as could anyone - go to events where he'll be, work as a volunteer, etc.
However, I totally, totally agree that in my experience ALL elected officials, even at the state level, brush off citizens in a way that justifies any fury on our part.
Make up your minds kids. You complain that elected officials are "disconnected" from regular people and then complain if they attend local events and mix with people.
This would have been a better post if you clarified what you really hoped for with meeting your senator.
I haven't met mine. But I'm not expecting to have him come knocking at my door. If it were important to me, I could - as could anyone - go to events where he'll be, work as a volunteer, etc.
However, I totally, totally agree that in my experience ALL elected officials, even at the state level, brush off citizens in a way that justifies any fury on our part.
I thought that I made it clearer in my second post on the topic:
That’s what I’m talking about. If you’re a No Dakotan and Sen Heitkamp helped you resolve something that was important to you, would you overlook her NO vote on Kavanaugh if you are conservative and Still vote for her? I think that a small state Senator has an opportunity to “touch” more voters in that way. in a small state, their standards might be tougher because they get so much attention from either political party?
Using the same Senator as an example: If you were a Repub voter, but you gave credit to Sen Heitkamp for bringing economic or infrastructure progress to your town, would you be more inclined to vote for her despite her vote on Kavanaugh?
I've met Lindsey Graham before and had a conversation with Mark Sandford about the weather while he was governor and a conversation with Henry McMaster (current governor, but AG at the time) about of all things his peanut eating habits. Oh, I also met John McCain in 2008 and had a conversation with him and a co-worker about the Arizona Diamondbacks and "24." I enjoy meeting famous and sometimes infamous people and talking to them about things not connected to why they are famous or infamous. I found them all to be pretty likeable at the time, but my recollection on Lindsey is pretty vague to be honest.
I met former SC governor Jim Hodges a few years ago and got to tell him that I was one of the kids he would call the police on. He is from my hometown and lived near me, but I had never met him being in high school and just out of his school. There was a public park near his house than me and some friends would go to after dark and more times than not if he was in town, he would call the police. We mainly wanted some place to sit and talk. Not sure why we always went there. But me and the former governor had a chuckle over that after he left office.
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