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BadgerMom

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6. I have a question.

Reply to UpInArms (Original post)

Tue Aug 13, 2019, 12:19 AM

Aug 2019

The NRA is important to Republicans because they send money-sometimes Russian money-to candidates and keep a portion of voters agitated. But now the NRA has financial issues. They’ve laid off employees and raided pension funds. The Russians can no longer contribute under the radar, at least not in the way they did in 2016.

The positions taken by the NRA are so extreme that they’re nutty. Polls show public opinion, even among NRA members, is strongly against them.

Why, why, why are the Republicans still Velcro-ed to them? I guess I should be happy about it?

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Fourth board member resigns from NRA in a sign of further upheaval [View all] UpInArms Aug 2019 OP

Republicans are so screwed. They thought gun voters were all on their side. GulfCoast66 Aug 2019 #1

Happyhappy to read this. Thanks for the post! ancianita Aug 2019 #2

Thanks for the good news! nt Ilsa Aug 2019 #3

fuck the NRA Skittles Aug 2019 #4

Good! They should all resign in shame IronLionZion Aug 2019 #5

I have a question. BadgerMom Aug 2019 #6

May they all go down together. calimary Aug 2019 #8

Corporate interests and funding corrupts almost without fail. KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2019 #10

There should be a thorough.... SergeStorms Aug 2019 #7

Obviously, LaPiere Scarsdale Aug 2019 #9

Thoughts and prayers sandensea Aug 2019 #11

I want to live long enough to see them gone completely. llmart Aug 2019 #12

+1 - i'd like to see the end of the NRA & Citizen United both in my lifetime onetexan Aug 2019 #14

How can NRA still be non-profit if most of their funding now comes from overseas Hestia Aug 2019 #13

Why do you think that is the case? hack89 Aug 2019 #16

Hence, the precipitous drop in NRA membership dues by roughly $36 million LanternWaste Aug 2019 #17

I bet donations from manufacturers is less than 10% hack89 Aug 2019 #18

The NRA is at the point melm00se Aug 2019 #15