I think Representative Ellmers goes wrong in a few ways in that blogpost, David. One of them is her repeated use of the Hill jargon “outside groups.” She writes, “I am appalled by the abhorrent and childish behaviors from some of the leaders of the outside groups. . . . It’s unimaginable to me why some outside parties would seek to target strong, pro-life conservative women and men who are serving in Congress.” That language, especially as used here, seems to me to carry the inescapable implication that mere citizens should leave these issues to members of Congress to hash out. Which is not how members of Congress should think.