ChatGOP

Let the bot speak for him

This is a creative way to “fill” those empty chairs at town halls Republicans refuse to attend.

Former Ohio Democratic Party chair David Pepper (“Saving Democracy: A User’s Manual for Every American“) posted about a town hall Wednesday night in JD Vance’s hometown of Middleton, Ohio.

🚨 An Empty Chair Town Hall…In JD Vance’s Hometown A 🧵 Boy, was American democracy on display last night in JD Vance’s hometown—Middletown, Ohio.Patriotism at its best.1/

— David Pepper (@davidpepperoh.bsky.social) 2025-04-23T13:38:24.627Z

Rep. Warren Davidson (R) missed a chance to show up for his constituents. So the sponsors added a new twist to old “empty chair” routine.

But even though he was invited in numerous ways—including certified mail, so we know he got the invite—Warren Davidson, the House member for the community and the (highly gerrymandered) Eighth Congressional district, didn’t show up. He missed out.2/

— David Pepper (@davidpepperoh.bsky.social) 2025-04-23T13:38:24.628Z

So sponsors asked “ChatGOP” AI to improvise answers based on Davidson’s public statements.

And even though he wasn’t there, we asked AI—as we called it, “ChatGOP”—to draw from Warren Davidson’s public statements to approximate the answer he might provide if he’d bothered to show up here, or at any town hall.

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— David Pepper (@DavidPepper) April 23, 2025

Pepper tells the full tale in his newsletter. ChatGOP really is next-level. Love it.

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