Reply #85: That's because we (Democrats) are slow to move sometimes...

[Glassunion]

Things that we "today" consider to be progressive values, were initially not our values.

If I were alive in 1864, I would be voting Republican. The Democratic party voted for slavery.
If I were alive in 1919, I would be voting Republican. The Democratic party against a woman's right to vote.
If I were alive in 1939, I would be voting Republican. The Democratic party supported the Jim Crow laws and Poll taxes.
If I were alive in 1957, I would be voting Republican. The Democratic party was against the Civil Rights movement.

If I were alive in 1961, I would be voting Democrat and every year since. I cannot explain what happened, and why it happened so fast. But our party in the early 60's made a severe shift in focus and defined a new set of goals. We became the champions of civil rights instead of attempting to quell them at every turn. The Rebublicans, slowly lost their grip on civil rights, and slowly abandoned them.

I honestly believe that if Abraham Lincoln was alive today... He would be a Democrat and would be shamed by what his party has become.

For too long the Democratic party has abandoned the 2nd Amendment. If the NRA does not support a Democrat, then it is not the fault of the NRA, but of the Democrat. Think of it like this. Back in the day the NAACP supported Republicans. When they showed their support for Republican candidates, would that make the organization "un-American" in your view?

Remember a few things. The NRA is supporting more and more Democrats with every passing year. The only reason they support a candidate is due to their stated goals of protecting the 2nd Amendment. If a candidate does not support the 2nd Amendment, they do not receive the support of the NRA. Lastly, supporting the NRA is not the same as supporting the GOP. Membership into the NRA does not give any financial gain to any candidate. You have to donate to the PVF arm of the organization. As of today, 30% of the PFV money is going to Dems. A month ago only 27% of that money was going to Dems. Something is happening in our party, not unlike 1961, where we are finally coming to the realization of the error of our ways. For too long our party has been tossing aside a civil-right by making knee-jerk laws to insure re-election that on the whole do nothing but strip rights from people.