He set himself up. It’s incredibly stupid to do something like this. If he can’t answer questions without giving his opponents some sort of political bonanza, he should just resign.
I’ve been to several of Paul Ryan’s town hall meetings and there are plenty of political types taping the entire thing to find stuff to use in campaigns. It comes with the territory.
Gov. Scott Walker in Wisconsin is also tailed by Think Progress bloggers.
By “setup” I mean the meeting was astroturfed.
His staff made a mistake taking the cameras.
I suggest, since this astroturfing is a big part of the Dems’ campaign this tear, that politicians send personal invites to their constituents to attend these meetings.
And the invites (which include name of the constituent) be required to be presented at admission.