Democrats are angry. It’s hard to think of a moment in recent decades when they are as agitated and befuddled as they are now. It is everywhere a topic, even this past week, when Congress was out of town. Welcome to Washington, where members of Congress will return on Monday from their week-long recess at home in their respective districts and states.

While GOP lawmakers were cautioned against holding in-person town halls with constituents, some did so anyway, and some of their liberal constituents were able to confront them about votes they had taken. Several Democrats held town halls of their own, with some even traveling to other locales that are represented by Republicans.