NY-6 primary: Meng’s recent telephone town hall with constituents draws criticism from Park supporters over lack of personal connection
The latest chapter in the 6th Congressional District Democratic primary battle between incumbent Grace Meng and challenger Chuck Park centers around a telephone town hall meeting that the Congress member held last month.
While the Meng camp insisted that the May 19 phone-in event was comprehensive and transparent, supporters of Park criticized the choice of venue, saying she should have instead held an in-person event to address their questions.
The telephone town hall led to accusations from the Park campaign that Meng was dodging accountability to her constituents. Meng’s office, however, noted that more than 2,500 constituents dialed in to the telephone town hall — an official office event, and not one from her re-election campaign — as Meng addressed questions submitted in advance via a Google form.
“We’re grateful to the more than 2,500 constituents who joined Congresswoman Grace Meng on the call and made their voices heard,” a campaign spokesperson said in a statement to QNS yest…