“You’ve got a bill with multiple things in there, and they focus on one part,” says Amash, smiling while he shakes his head.

Amash, joined by Lt. Gov. Brian Calley, walks away to find his campaign team. The 37-year-old Calley is wearing jeans and wingtips; the 34-year-old congressman is wearing shorts and sneakers. Ellis is nowhere to be seen, but the Amash fans can’t stop talking about him.

“I like when he attacks [Amash] for the abortion crap,” says Reisbig, “just because he didn’t want to spend some money. Now he’s pro-abortion? He just wants to keep the government off your back, dude.”