Rep. Kevin Kiley set out to reach his far-flung constituents Monday night with a telephone town hall. Instead, many heard a recorded voice telling them the line was full — before hanging up on them.
“Sorry, due to overwhelming demand, we are unable to connect you to your conference at this time,” said the message. “Goodbye.”
According to Kiley’s staff, more than 20,000 people had joined just 10 minutes into the town hall, leaving an untold amount of frustrated constituents without a connection. An hour after the town hall began, his office shared an update to listen in via a website…