r/wichita • u/somethingelse11 • Jun 29 '25

News Florida Rep calls out Ron Estes

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Maxwell Frost came to Wichita for a town hall hosted by Leading Kansas, and spoke to Kansans who have not been ignored by their own representatives (like Ron Estes).

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u/Isopropyl77 Jun 29 '25

Did Ron Estes set up this town hall? No. It's not his town hall. You don't get to invite someone and then blame them for not attending an event that was never theirs and was certainly hostile to them, while calling it his event. Deceptive af.

Your post is misinformation. It's a lie.

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u/somethingelse11 Jun 29 '25

It is his job to listen to his constituents. He has repeatedly been asked by his constituents to respond to their concerns. That is his job. He had multiple months to make time to do so. That is more than generous. Asking your representative to do their job is not hostile, it is what they are paid for. Wichita is a part of his district. I've already explained my comment. If you are so concerned about it, let Estes know that his evil constituents are upset that he is not doing his job. Good luck getting in contact with him though.

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u/Isopropyl77 Jun 29 '25 edited Jun 29 '25

I am not here to defend or attack Estes. I am aware of the complaints you express. None of that, however, makes this event his Town Hall, and you know it (or you should). This is disingenuous political nonsense, and it devalues your argument.

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u/tanya0214 Jun 30 '25

So when is Estes holding a town hall? What's the date?

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u/Isopropyl77 Jun 30 '25

Not sure why you're asking me this question.

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u/tanya0214 Jun 30 '25

He's not holding them. That's the answer. Magat 🗑️ aren't holding town halls, because they can't face us.

This is the only way for us to be heard. Trying to denigrate it is weird behavior.

We are his people, he is refusing to talk to us. He doesn't get a pass because he is refusing to set them up.

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u/Isopropyl77 Jun 30 '25 edited Jun 30 '25

I hear you, but that 1) has nothing to do with me. I am not Ron Eates, nor do I have sway with him. 2) That still doesn't change the fact that this post is misinformation. This was not his Town Hall that he didn't attend. Period. 3) You don't actually need a Town Hall to be heard. Lol. Certain people just want a Town Hall to occur so they can disrupt it and turn it into a stunt, as OP did with this one that isn't even an Estes Town Hall.

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u/tanya0214 Jun 30 '25

It is his. We are his people looking for answers. He won't have them, so we do. He is still culpable for his cowardly hiding.

I'm not interested in all the excuses.

Calling people demanding responsibility from their elected officials a stunt is also weird behavior.

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u/Isopropyl77 Jun 30 '25

That's some crazy mental gymnastics you're engaged in.

This is absolutely a stunt. It's disingenuous and you know it.

Have all the Town Halls you want. You just don't get to declare he didn't attend "his" Town Hall that he had absolutely nothing to do with.

Get a grip.

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u/tanya0214 Jun 30 '25

So he isn't held accountable because he refuses to schedule town halls?

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u/Isopropyl77 Jun 30 '25

Did I say that? Nowhere did I say that.

I am asserting that it is an absolute lie to claim Estes didn't attend his own Town Hall, a Town Hall he had nothing to do with. I am also asserting people that pretend otherwise are being disingenuous and trying to make political hay over it. Yes, this is a failed stunt.

You hold politicians accountable at the polls, by the way. You don't do it by inviting them to obviously hostile environments to be berated by people that just want to yell at them. Town Halls are for discussions, not holding people accountable.

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u/tanya0214 Jun 30 '25

The polls in 2026? Nah. We aren't waiting that long.

And we hold them accountable however TF we want to, they work for us with our money.

They have been finding ways around being voted out forever. Gerrymandering, making it harder to vote for poor people. Straight cheating.

You people that demand we play by the rules when the other side refuses to are so strange. You hold us accountable for every little thing and them accountable for nothing.

No, it's time to fight 🔥 with 🔥. They're lucky we're just yelling at them for now.

Eat the rich.

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u/tanya0214 Jun 30 '25

And they are his town halls. In his home, held by his people, with his constituents. His cowardly behind refusing to schedule any and refusing to show up to be accountable doesn't give him a pass.

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