Ignored by the writer is the fact that one of the most vocal Walden critics quoted in the news at the time was the one who came all the way to Bend from the coast, which is about a hundred miles away from Walden's  Second Congressional District.

This is the nationwide pattern which the Democratic Party has adopted; to attend town hall meetings  held by Republican Senators and Representatives to protest their positions.

They travel both intrastate and interstate for that purpose.  

The tactic proves nothing about the "anger" within any particular District; it's jut good political  theatre and makes sound bites for future campaigns.