The NRA is a Republican ancillary organization.

[Freddie Stubbs]

29. Don't tell that to the 58 incumbent House Democrats that were endorsed by the NRA in 2010

Pro-gun Democrats win endorsements from NRA

By Ben Pershing
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, October 7, 2010
N
ot a lot of things have gone the Democrats' way this year, but dozens of their House candidates are getting a late boost from an unusual source: the National Rifle Association.

So far this year, the NRA has endorsed 58 incumbent House Democrats, including more than a dozen in seats that both parties view as critical to winning a majority.

The endorsements aren't the result of a sudden love for a party with which the NRA is often at odds. Rather, the powerful group adheres to what it calls "an incumbent-friendly" policy, which holds that if two candidates are equally supportive of gun rights, the incumbent gets the nod.

The policy has been in place for some time, and the NRA has always backed a number of Democrats, but the group's choices have become especially contentious this year because control of Congress is at stake and because so many gun-supporting Democrats were elected over the past four years.

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