Earlier this week, the DNC launched a new billboard campaign in competitive districts across the country, calling out vulnerable House Republicans for being too much of a coward to face their constituents at town halls after voting to rip away their health care access. The billboards come as the DNC, DCCC, and ASDC kick off the “People’s Town Hall” series, a nationwide town hall blitz to hold Republicans accountable and ensure working families know exactly who is hiding from them and how to make their voices heard. 

Take a look at some of the coverage below:

Fox News: First on Fox: Democrats launch billboards targeting House Republicans amid town hall showdowns 

[Paul Steinhauser, 3/19/25]

“The Democratic National Committee is putting up billboards in nine competitive House districts that call out Republican representatives whom the Democrats charge are refusing to hold town halls with their constituents. …

“Recently-elected DNC chair Ken Martin, in a statement to Fox News, argued that ‘Republicans are refusing to meet with their constituents after voting to take away health care and make it harder for families to put food on the table. This isn’t surprising, over the last few months, one word has come to describe Republicans: cowards.’

“‘If Republicans won’t show up, then Democrats will,’ Martin emphasized. ‘We are hosting events in Republican-held districts and we are pasting Republican representatives’ phone numbers on billboards across their district because working families deserve  to be heard.’”

ABC News: Democrats launch billboards asking public to demand town halls from GOP representatives

[Oren Oppenheim, 3/19/25]

“The Democratic National Committee said on Wednesday that it is launching a series of billboards in some Republican-held congressional districts to encourage people to call for town halls from their elected representatives after some Republicans allegedly stopped holding public town halls as they faced angry constituents and disruptions from protesters.

“‘Republicans are refusing to meet with their constituents after voting to take away health care and make it harder for families to put food on the table,’ DNC Chairman Ken Martin said in a statement. ‘This isn’t surprising — over the last few months, one word has come to describe Republicans: cowards.’ …

“‘We are hosting events in Republican-held districts and we are pasting Republican representatives’ phone numbers on billboards across their districts because working families deserve to be heard,’ Martin wrote.”

HuffPost: Democrats Show Up In Republicans’ Backyards To Troll Them

[Lydia O’Connor, 3/19/25]

“The Democratic National Committee said Wednesday it’s putting up several billboards in Republican-controlled districts telling residents to demand their representatives hold town halls.

“‘Republicans are refusing to meet with their constituents after voting to take away health care and make it harder for families to put food on the table,’ DNC Chair Ken Martin said in a statement. ‘This isn’t surprising ― over the last few months, one word has come to describe Republicans: cowards.’

“The billboards will be deployed across Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska and Pennsylvania, and will feature Republicans’ phone numbers.”

Axios: Scoop: Dems target GOP “cowards” for avoiding town halls

[Stef W. Kight, 3/18/25]

“The DNC is targeting nine of the most vulnerable House Republicans with a billboard campaign launching Wednesday — as they prepare to hold their own town halls featuring top Democrats in the same competitive districts. …

“The new DNC billboards will say that lawmakers ‘won’t talk to his/her constituents,’ and include the member’s office phone number — urging people to call and demand a town hall. …

“‘Republicans are refusing to meet with their constituents after voting to take away health care and make it harder for families to put food on the table,’ DNC Chair Ken Martin said in a statement provided to Axios.”

New Republic: Democrats Finally Have a Plan to Fight Back

[Hafiz Rashid, 3/20/25] 

“The Democratic National Committee announced Wednesday that it will put up billboards in Republican districts in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, and Pennsylvania telling local residents to push their members of Congress to hold town halls. The billboards will even include these Republicans’ phone numbers.

“‘Republicans are refusing to meet with their constituents after voting to take away health care and make it harder for families to put food on the table,’ the new chair of the DNC, Ken Martin, said in a statement. ‘This isn’t surprising—over the last few months, one word has come to describe Republicans: cowards.’”

MeidasTouch News: DNC Billboard Campaign Calls Out Republicans For Being Too Afraid to Hold Town Halls

[Troy Matthews, 3/20/25]

“The Democratic National Committee has placed billboards in competitive districts all across the country to highlight Republican members of Congress who have been too afraid to meet their constituents face-to-face in town halls. The billboards are timed to correspond with the ‘People’s Town Hall’ series, where Democratic candidates are holding town halls in districts where vulnerable republicans are refusing to show up and answer for Donald Trump and Elon Musk.

“‘Republicans are refusing to meet with their constituents after voting to take away health care and make it harder for families to put food on the table,’ DNC Chair Ken Martin said in a statement. ‘We are hosting events in Republican-held districts and we are pasting Republican representatives’ phone numbers on billboards across their districts because working families deserve to be heard.’

“The billboards identify the Republican representative with their phone number and calls them out for being cowards. The campaign is targeting the most vulnerable Republicans in Congress, including Juan Ciscomani (AZ-6), Anna Paulina Luna (FL-13), and Zach Nunn (IA-3).”

Florida Politics: Democrats call out Anna Paulina Luna as ‘coward’ in new billboard campaign

[Jacob Ogles, 3/19/25]

“National Democrats purchased billboards that go up this week in Florida’s 13th Congressional District that criticize the St. Petersburg Republican for failing to meet with constituents. The message ‘Rep. Luna = Coward’ appears in large red type alongside a photo of the second-term Representative. …

“‘Rep. Anna Paulina Luna refuses to meet with her constituents after voting to take away health care and make it harder for families to put food on the table,’ said Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin.

“‘This isn’t surprising — over the last few months, one word has come to describe Republicans: cowards. If Republicans won’t show up, then Democrats will. We are hosting events in Republican-held districts and we are pasting Republican representatives’ phone numbers on billboards across their district because working families deserve to be heard.’”

Nebraska Examiner: Democratic groups continue focus on U.S. Rep. Don Bacon with ad buys

[Juan Salinas II, 3/18.25]

“Anti-Bacon billboards and ads from VoteVets, 314 Action, House Majority Forward and the DNC are a part of larger national efforts targeting ‘vulnerable’ House Republican seats across the country. …

“‘Rep. Don Bacon refuses to meet with his constituents after voting to take away health care and make it harder for families to put food on the table,’ DNC Chair Ken Martin said.”