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Political Theater, Episode 373

An activist with Save Our Care brings tombstone cutouts to the office of Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst to highlight her comments at a recent town hall on the Republican budget proposal.
An activist with Save Our Care brings tombstone cutouts to the office of Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst to highlight her comments at a recent town hall on the Republican budget proposal. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
By Jason Dick and Jim Saksa
Posted June 10, 2025 at 3:28pm

Jason Dick and Jim Saksa discuss how easy it was to be angry in 2010, tea-party-infused town halls, AstroTurf versus paid protesters, the Koch brothers and George Soros, and the wisdom of politicians reminding constituents that we’re all going to die anyway.

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