Is the sit-in going to redound to the democrats' benefit? And the answer is: Foxnews is not

[Gabi Hayes]

36. here:

https://mic.com/articles/129724/the-senators-who-voted-against-background-checks-have-received-27-million-from-the-nra#.SaxITDyxV

On Thursday evening, the Senate voted down two gun control proposals introduced by Democrats as legislative response to multiple mass shootings across the United States this week. The measures, put forward as amendments to an Obamacare repeal package, would have banned the purchase of firearms by individuals on the FBI's Terrorist Screening Database and expanded background checks for firearm purchases to include weapons purchased at gun shows and online.

On its surface, the proposals' failure is the latest installment of the political stalemate between Democrats, who favor expansion of gun control legislation, and Republicans, who support the expansion of the Second Amendment's right to bear arms. But beyond the stated philosophical differences between the parties — the votes fell almost entirely along party lines — the staunch opposition to the measures also highlight an important component of the battle over firearms in Congress: the influence of the National Rifle Association, particularly when it comes to financial support of candidates and their campaigns.



According to a Mic analysis of political spending data collected by the Center for Responsive Politics, the NRA, —often cited as the most influential lobbying organization in the country — has spent a total of $27,205,245 in support of the 50 senators who voted against background check expansion on Thursday. That amount includes direct donations to their campaign committees, outside spending in support of the candidate — that is, political expenditures made independently of candidates' committees — and outside spending against their opponents, spread across their entire political careers.

Nine senators have received more than $1 million in total support — many during the 2014 midterm election cycle:

lots of charts and lists at link



if any of these monsters are running this year, here's the petard upon which to hoist them

GET AFTER IT, DNC!!! none of them are listed as vulnerable, AFAIK, but things can always change, non?