INDIANAPOLIS – On the heels of revelations about his diva-esque driving requirements and San Francisco fundraisers, this weekend editorials and columnists across the state slammed Congressman Rokita for his “naked ambition” and hypocritical elitism. See for yourself:
Rokita’s fight is especially ridiculous…His ‘Defeat the Elite’ campaign wants to paint Messer and Donnelly both as members of the high-class Washington establishment. Meanwhile, according to a hilarious report from the Indy Star, the four-term Congressman / airplane owner will host a high-dollar fundraiser at a San Francisco restaurant – Wayfare Tavern — that describes itself as a ‘men’s club meets mountain lodge.’
Town halls that turned quickly to chaotic shouting matches in the weeks after the start of the Trump administration gave congressmen – our man, Todd Rokita, included – a convenient escape hatch to avoid crowds that haven’t been pre-screened by a friendly RSVP list. In Rokita’s case, the 4th District representative’s Congress on Your Corner events held in congressional recesses in previous years have been replaced by statewide meet-and-greet events in for his 2018 Senate campaign. (That, and fundraising – including a $1,000-a-plate affair scheduled Wednesday at the Wayfare Tavern in San Francisco. Such are the perils of a ‘Defeat the Elite’ campaign slogan when the Brownsburg Republican was called out for going deep into swank restaurant territory of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to round up campaign cash.)
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