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Republicans begin a return to normal town halls; Democrats delay

Posted by Keturah Hetrick on June 7, 2021

Congressional Republicans have been far faster than Democrats to return to in-person town halls, with two-thirds of GOP events now held face to face.

Republicans have held at least 73 towns halls since May, according to LegiStorm data. Of those, 49 (67 percent) took place in person.

Democrats are holding more town halls overall but remain far more likely to hold them by Facebook, Zoom or telephone. Out of Democrats' 108 town halls in the same time period, only 12 of them (11 percent) were in person.

For both parties, virtual events had comprised an overwhelming majority of town halls since the start of the pandemic.