Rep Cindy Axne happily talked about trade, health care and agriculture with about three dozen constituents who gathered in a farm bureau office the weekend before Christmas.
Missing from the Iowa Democrat's talking points: her recent vote to impeach President Donald Trump.
Over the course of an hour, the issue that most clearly represents Washington's Trump-era polarisation came up just once.
And even then, it was from a questioner who thanked Axne for supporting the two articles that cleared the House last week in a party-line vote.
Axne seemed a little surprised by the muted reaction.
"I thought we'd have more," she told The Associated Press.
"I get plenty of feedback, and we get plenty of calls into our office from folks who are on both sides."
During that trip over the Thanksgiving break, the crowd was testy about the prospect of impeachment and one constituent implored her to "get stuff done."
"They might not agree with my vote on impeachment, but they have bigger things to worry about."
Young said the impeachment vote will be a potent one because it proves that "she's not who she said she'd be when she ran."
Iowans, he said, see impeachment as "a waste of money, a waste of time, a waste of an opportunity to take on those issues that really affect their lives."
He's undecided on who he'll support in 2020 Axne "seems OK," he said, but "we'll see how bad the other side is."
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