California Congressman Kevin Kiley held his much-anticipated tele-conference Town Hall Monday evening for residents in his district. But just as those residents have come to expect from their congressman, it was a disappointment.
Residents of California’s 3rd District have been asking for an in-person meeting with Kiley for weeks. He finally scheduled a phone-based town hall, stating that his staff had done a poll and found that residents preferred that method, though Kiley’s staff declined to provide data on their internal poll.
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Nevertheless, the tele-town hall went ahead — and it sounds like it was a disaster.
The evening got off to a poor start when many would-be listeners were disconnected; other people reported on social media that they were locked out of the call and told by an automated voice: “Due to overwhelming demand, we are unable to connect you to your conference at this time. Goodbye.” Some people were called back, and if they answered the phone call, they were able to get in. Others who had reserved a space online said they were not given priority nor received a callback…