The following article by Justin Wise was posted on the Hill website August 29, 2018:
The audience at a debate in Minnesota erupted in laughter earlier this week after Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-Minn.) said he tried to be accessible to his constituents.
“Truth is, I get a lot of ideas from listening to people like you,” Paulsen said. “Being accessible, being a good listener, those are where the ideas come from.”
The statements immediately sparked laughter from the crowd. The moderator abruptly chimed in to ask the audience to “be respectful.”