How Much Is Fascism?: Nebraska Town Hall Gets Testy

Rep. Mike Flood (NE-01) keeps holding town halls when a lot of Republicans won't, as they're afraid of raucous crowds like this one. Flood's reasoning is, I imagine, that it's what you're expected to do, and you look like a coward if you don't. And in recent years, Mike Flood didn't really have anything to worry about, as he won by 20 points in 2024. But a recent map change includes a lot more of Lincoln than it did before, and a lot of those same people turned out last night. So what had been a comfortable, easy place to win in is now only an R+6 district and could be interesting in 2026.

Source: CNN

In one tense back-and-forth in Nebraska, an audience member confronted Flood about government spending and authoritarianism.

“My question is fiscal,” the attendee began, referencing reports that the makeshift immigration detention facility in Florida dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” is expected to cost $450 million to operate for a single year.

“How much does it cost for fascism? How much do the taxpayers have to pay for a fascist country?” the attendee asked, as the crowd erupted in applause.

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