Interviews by The Wall Street Journal at Mr. Lance’s town hall and similar events across the U.S. suggest otherwise. Of about 40 voters interviewed Wednesday at Mr. Lance’s town hall, most said they had never participated in a town hall or any political activism and had only recently joined or started local groups. She said her 23-year-old son taught her how to use Twitter so she could follow Mr. Trump’s tweets. Mr. Trump’s election prompted her to launch her own group, NJ7 Forward, she said, with about 20 people from Mr. Lance’s congressional district. Joey Novick (left) Helped organize the rally before the town hall “What democracy looks like is when people get activated off their couch ”

Source: Wall Street Journal February 23, 2017 20:19 UTC