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Sympthsical

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5. The Russia thing seems to have taken the wind out of their sails

Reply to KS Toronado (Original post)

Thu Aug 6, 2020, 05:19 PM

Aug 2020

It's actually a bit strange. With the protests and everything, you would have thought they'd be going on like gangbusters.

But they're super quiet. Meek even.

I think the Russian thing just kind of wrecked them.

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Since the Atty General of New York is dissolving the NRA, how is this going to affect [View all] KS Toronado Aug 2020 OP

I doubt it will affect very much, really. GreenPartyVoter Aug 2020 #1

I think most NRA members are fed up with lapfog_1 Aug 2020 #2

The NRA stole its members' money. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2020 #3

Yes anyone with a brain Andy823 Aug 2020 #17

She is not DISSOLVING the NRA, elleng Aug 2020 #4

Also . . . gratuitous Aug 2020 #6

She's suing to dissolve them. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2020 #7

Yes, but OP kind of skipped a step DrToast Aug 2020 #8

The Russia thing seems to have taken the wind out of their sails Sympthsical Aug 2020 #5

Seems like there was a lot more than fraud, that the NRA was involved in empedocles Aug 2020 #9

I think lights started shining on the free-flowing spigot from Russia yonder Aug 2020 #16

The NRA is broke and practically irrelevant FM123 Aug 2020 #10

I think people pay too much attention to the NRA Steelrolled Aug 2020 #11

i think most people now see the NRA for the corrupt cesspool it is SiliconValley_Dem Aug 2020 #12

In swing states this could be the difference. Passion issues. Edwcraig Aug 2020 #13

meh, I think it will survive but they will be seriously damaged. Thomas Hurt Aug 2020 #14

See, I'm old enough to remember when the NRA mac56 Aug 2020 #15