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Zambero

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22. Southern state support for BG checks is not good enough for Pryor?

Thu Apr 18, 2013, 10:12 AM

Apr 2013

Polls indicate 90%+ national support for expanded background checks and only slightly less that that for southern states such as Arkansas. I would not have expected too much risk for Pryor in taking a very defensible position had he suppored this legislation. Conversely there is much political peril in his opposition to it given the lopsided degree of support. The extreme element that opposes closing the no-check loophole would not be likely to vote for any Democratic candidate in the first place. What Pryor has done that could jeopardize his seat is to alienate progressive support for his re-election. He could very well be primaried, and he could lose. That scenario is far more likely in terms of flipping his seat Republican.

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"You've disappointed me, and there will be consequences." [View all] babylonsister Apr 2013 OP

Go, Gabby! CTyankee Apr 2013 #1

God bless her. femmocrat Apr 2013 #2

Exactly what I told Pryor's office. Get what you need from the NRA, not sinkingfeeling Apr 2013 #3

If Pryor had voted for this, Seeking Serenity Apr 2013 #18

Pryor will be defeated in November anyway. Arkansas as turned into the sinkingfeeling Apr 2013 #19

I'd say he has a fairly good sense of his constituents' wishes on this issue Seeking Serenity Apr 2013 #20

Then you can send him an extra $50 to make up for what I'm not sending sinkingfeeling Apr 2013 #21

I think Seeking Serenity has a point about the Pryor name Art_from_Ark Apr 2013 #23

Art, i don't care who his father was. He will not get my vote next November. sinkingfeeling Apr 2013 #24

Hey, that's your choice, and all the best! Seeking Serenity Apr 2013 #27

I'm not particularly fond of what he's been doing in the Senate myself Art_from_Ark Apr 2013 #29

And Beebe is NOT gonna primary Pryor. Seeking Serenity Apr 2013 #33

I was a little sad to see Fulbright go Art_from_Ark Apr 2013 #56

Southern state support for BG checks is not good enough for Pryor? Zambero Apr 2013 #22

I can absolutely assure you, without fear of contradiction, Seeking Serenity Apr 2013 #25

Sadly, of the six people I knew well in AR, they are all rabidly freshwest Apr 2013 #42

I've seen the same thing rickyhall Apr 2013 #51

Me too. I'm thinking of either Boulder, CO or Vermont. sinkingfeeling Apr 2013 #66

That's what I told heidi heitkamp's office. calimary Apr 2013 #57

rec! SammyWinstonJack Apr 2013 #4

K&R Carolina Apr 2013 #5

Sometimes the question arises what it's like to have friends like that DFW Apr 2013 #6

Excellent!! Thanks for sharing that! And babylonsister Apr 2013 #8

Glad to see you and your friends healthy and happy. Hope Christmas rolls around with all of you well freshwest Apr 2013 #52

Much water to flow under the bridge before then. DFW Apr 2013 #62

This year has been too interesting by far. Time is spinning faster, it seems. Or I'm slowing down. freshwest Apr 2013 #63

THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT IS CRUCIAL FOR ITSELF, PLUS IT IS A MODEL drynberg Apr 2013 #7

For sure!!!! K&R! hue Apr 2013 #9

Here's a link sheshe2 Apr 2013 #10

We have to go after the damn Blue Dogs. Republicans pretending to be Democrats. nm rhett o rick Apr 2013 #60

Replace them, yes we do. sheshe2 Apr 2013 #61

Plez define "viable". If they vote with republicans then we should not rhett o rick Apr 2013 #65

Better yet, VOTE THEM OUT OF OFFICE. JayhawkSD Apr 2013 #11

I totally support the sentiment, but you know there won't be consequences Wednesdays Apr 2013 #12

Giffords is awesome. blackspade Apr 2013 #13

K&R Gabby is an American Jakes Progress Apr 2013 #14

They have disaapointed 90% of Americans. SmittynMo Apr 2013 #15

And they don't care magic59 Apr 2013 #32

I am asking millions of Americans to take this message to the streets! mountain grammy Apr 2013 #16

k and r Berlum Apr 2013 #17

YES! YES! YES! Hekate Apr 2013 #26

I would never vote for Marco Rubio anyway HockeyMom Apr 2013 #28

Vote them out Aerows Apr 2013 #30

Finally... DirtyDawg Apr 2013 #31

And then you have a MLB idiot talking BS SmittynMo Apr 2013 #34

NRA's bitch: the GOP hope4more Apr 2013 #35

Sometimes you have to stand up and lead. This one'll come back to haunt these bastards. toby jo Apr 2013 #36

K & R Liberal_Dog Apr 2013 #37

Go Gabby Go!!!!! CountAllVotes Apr 2013 #38

agreed samsingh Apr 2013 #39

I wouldn't give mine the time of day let alone my money or my vote... Phentex Apr 2013 #40

Is there a list of the Democrats who voted against the bill? JDPriestly Apr 2013 #41

Pryor, Begich, Baucus, Heitkamp n/t VA_Jill Apr 2013 #44

Thanks. JDPriestly Apr 2013 #58

Gabby is using her traumatic experience as a survivor Cha Apr 2013 #43

The DU blue dogs need to speak up and tell us how you rationalize this away. rhett o rick Apr 2013 #45

"You've disappointed me": the lingo of suburban parents everywhere. WinkyDink Apr 2013 #46

Are you questioning the serious nature of Giffords' statement? Paladin Apr 2013 #47

Huh? defacto7 Apr 2013 #50

April 17, 2013: America, a Failed State Brimley Apr 2013 #48

YES!!! defacto7 Apr 2013 #49

+10.000 smirkymonkey Apr 2013 #53

Yes, Gabby, and I have written to Lifelong Protester Apr 2013 #54

She is an amazing woman Grateful for Hope Apr 2013 #55

Mothers need to take up this cause like MADD. Where are those million mom groups when it counts. Pisces Apr 2013 #59

First false equivalence in 5...4...3.... nxylas Apr 2013 #64