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Gun Control & RKBA

SecularMotion

(7,981 posts) Sat Sep 15, 2012, 10:23 AM Sep 2012

How Much Does the NRA Influence Elections? [View all]

The National Rifle Association will hand out hundreds of endorsements over the next two months to congressional and gubernatorial candidates, who—if history is any guide—will tout it proudly and loudly to their voters.

In tight races in battleground states such as Ohio and North Carolina, staying on the right side of the powerful pro-gun organization is often considered necessary for electoral success in both Republican and Democratic campaigns. The quest for the endorsement also helps explain the steady, bipartisan voting bloc in Washington on one of the most divisive issues in American politics.

But how much does the group actually matter in individual races? Possibly less than you think.

http://www.wnyc.org/articles/its-free-country/2012/sep/13/explainer-how-much-does-nra-influence-elections/

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How Much Does the NRA Influence Elections? [View all] SecularMotion Sep 2012 OP

How much does... discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2012 #1

Please don't disrupt threads SecularMotion Sep 2012 #2

no thanks discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2012 #15

Whiner, like PP's follow on whining ... eom Kolesar Sep 2012 #27

I enjoy irony discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2012 #28

Google Dump ProgressiveProfessor Sep 2012 #3

Hi stalker SecularMotion Sep 2012 #4

At least you are finally posting in your Google dump threads ProgressiveProfessor Sep 2012 #8

it couldn't be Less Than -I- think ... because Less Than Zero is not an option Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2012 #5

Please refer to post #2 SecularMotion Sep 2012 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2012 #7

Please refer to posts 1 & 2 ProgressiveProfessor Sep 2012 #9

So which is it? Oneka Sep 2012 #10

There's a difference between lobbying for legislation and influencing elections. SecularMotion Sep 2012 #11

Without electiral consequences Oneka Sep 2012 #19

Ain't you got the memo? It's whatever fits the agenda at the time. shadowrider Sep 2012 #12

Oh the "mouth" I heard it came from a different orifice DonP Sep 2012 #14

3A) Represents too many gun owners who are a one issue voting block n/t shadowrider Sep 2012 #16

Well, we don't need any of their stinking votes anyway DonP Sep 2012 #17

I hear ya. n/t shadowrider Sep 2012 #18

Very Romneyish, isn't it? friendly_iconoclast Sep 2012 #20

ONLY 29 OP'S on the front page. You're slipping n/t shadowrider Sep 2012 #13

I don't know the quantitative answer but DWC Sep 2012 #21

None... ileus Sep 2012 #22

Absolutely it does. Before each election I request a scorecard from the NRA Atypical Liberal Sep 2012 #23

You would vote against the Democrats so that you can promote guns Kolesar Sep 2012 #26

Yes, I have voted against Democrats so that I can protect the second amendment. Atypical Liberal Sep 2012 #29

Not nearly as much as RKBA supporters who vote. aikoaiko Sep 2012 #24

Yet you demonize them at every chance you get rl6214 Sep 2012 #25

Easy answer to that question: GreenStormCloud Sep 2012 #30