There were people there last night who didn't agree with several things Rep Gabbard said, didn't stand up to applaud (it wasn't a standing ovation, many stood, not all), and waited patiently to hear something substantive. There were lots of I don't knows, and not yets. There was some degree of manipulation of the town hall process so that what was announced to happen-- "write down your questions and we'll have a stand up and ask portion"--didn't quite happen as democratically. Written questions seemed cherrypicked to match items she wanted to highlight , the emcee got to ask her own questions, and the stand up questioners had their names called, so they were prepositioned. Put a mic on the floor and let a line form! We want to work with our Representative, not against her, but I'll be curious how the other Town Halls go. The last one, the "tele forum" was a total manipulation and not an open town hall at all. She has still not given a good answer for meeting with Assad.