Stephanie Bice is doing a great job (hiding from angry voters)…

It’s been a while since we’ve checked in on our old gun shootin’, craft beer drinkin’, toasted bagel eatin’ congresswoman Stephanie Bice.

In one way, this is probably a good thing, because – as opposed to Markwayne Mullin – it means she’s doing a good enough job of not reinforcing negative stereotypes about stupid-ass Okies on the national stage, and instead simply lurking in the background as a forgettable, self-serving, rank-and-file member of Congress who is content bowing and kowtowing to every demand of congressional leadership in their quest to appease and satisfy all-glorious and powerful Donald Trump.

Basically, things could be worse.

That being said, angry liberal voters who want to yell and scream at her in town halls think she’s doing a bit too good a job hiding in the background.

Via Oklahoma Watch:

Republican Rep. Stephanie Bice of Oklahoma on Wednesday night defended her use of remote town halls after a constituent on the call confronted her and accused her of dodging voters.

“Without dodging my question or giving me the okey doke, can you tell me why you are not holding in-person town halls, where you can look your constituents in the face, eye-to-eye, and answer tough questions?” the caller said.

“These town halls, telephone town halls, are a joke, and are screened, carefully screened. I had to pretend to be asking another question. I would have never gotten this question in,” the caller added.

I agree with the caller on this. Whether they’re done in person, on a conference call, or via Zoom, town halls in gerrymandered districts like Oklahoma are a joke, as nothing really productive comes out of them.

They don’t change the representative's mind on anything, and the only real purpose they serve is to give people the opportunity to either kiss a congressional rep's ass or chew into it.

Here’s what Stephanie had to say:

“Let me make this very clear: I can reach several thousand constituents when I dial out for these telephone town halls. I am never going to get that kind of engagement if I’m doing in-person town halls. I am lucky to get a couple hundred, and that’s on a great day,” Bice said. “I do not dodge my constituents.”

She said the telephone format also allowed her to have “expertise,” such as Westerman and Smith, join in to help answer questions about the reconciliation bill that Republicans recently passed.

“I take offense to the idea that you think I’m dodging questions, because that’s not the case, and frankly, I’m glad you asked,” Bice added. “Especially for my senior citizens that are across the district, they have the opportunity to sit in their homes, listen to the answers that are being given, and understand what’s happening in D.C., other than having to drive to a location, especially in the evening during the winter months in the dark.”

You know, if I were dodging angry voters because I’m a sensitive IPA-drinking politician who’s scared of criticism and confrontation, I’d probably say the same thing as Bice.

I mean, if you can avoid speaking directly with the people you represent in Congress and not face any repercussions or consequences and still get easily re-elected, why bother? The only people who benefit from a Festivus-style “Airing of Grievances” for a gerrymandered politician are the people yelling, the media, and your opponent.

I think that’s why Jena Nelson – Bice’s likely Democratic opponent in the upcoming election – is trying to capitalize on it:

I like Jena. I’ve had her on my still-on-hiatus podcast, and she’s really swell and nice, but instead of wasting time with standard political responses, I’d encourage her to go full Jerky Boys or Captain Janks and find a way to infiltrate and crash Stephanie’s conference call town halls. I doubt that would boost Jena's chances of winning, but it would provide entertaining content for us to cover!

Anyway, we wish Stephanie the best of luck as she continues to coast through D.C. and dodge voters. We also wish Jena the best of luck in securing 40% of the vote in the 2026 election.

Stay with The Lost Ogle. We’ll keep you advised.