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September 11, 2024
I keep reading that Kamala Harris and cheato are "neck and neck"-- how can this be true??
September 2, 2024
By Benjamin Hart
Mar. 7, 2024
In February, a New York jury found the NRA and former CEO Wayne LaPierre liable for corruption and ordered him to pay millions of dollars back to the organization. That was just the latest in a long series of blows to the NRA that have mostly been a result of mismanagement and alleged corruption. You’ve reported on a lot of this. How do you view the state of the NRA today? Is it like a completely broken organization or is it more resilient than it looks from the recent headlines about it?
They’re still larger than all the other gun-rights groups put together, pretty much however you measure those things.
They’re still the biggest, they’re still the most famous, and they still have the most political influence, at least in the gun-rights sphere of the Republican Party. Donald Trump still clearly views them as a very important part of his coalition. He spoke at their event in February right before this verdict was handed down, and he’s said he’s going to speak again in May at their annual meeting. Nothing on that front seems to have changed at all. So they’re still, for instance, ahead in the fundraising race — the money they’ve raised to this point is still greater than the money raised by all of the gun-control groups combined or any gun-rights group by several orders of magnitude.
At the same time, they are much smaller and less powerful than they were even just a few years ago. As of their last filing, I think they only had about $11 million in reserves in their PAC and super-PAC, which puts them well below the rate they need to raise to get even back to just their 2020 levels, which of course was an election in which the candidate they backed lost. They spent $50 million in 2016, and the hopes of getting back to that are nonexistent at this point.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/the-nra-is-weaker-than-ever-how-much-does-that-matter.html
I just googled NRA to see what's happening with them and I found this article. Apologies if this has already been posted
The NRA Is Weaker Than Ever. How Much Does That Matter?By Benjamin Hart
Mar. 7, 2024
In February, a New York jury found the NRA and former CEO Wayne LaPierre liable for corruption and ordered him to pay millions of dollars back to the organization. That was just the latest in a long series of blows to the NRA that have mostly been a result of mismanagement and alleged corruption. You’ve reported on a lot of this. How do you view the state of the NRA today? Is it like a completely broken organization or is it more resilient than it looks from the recent headlines about it?
They’re still larger than all the other gun-rights groups put together, pretty much however you measure those things.
They’re still the biggest, they’re still the most famous, and they still have the most political influence, at least in the gun-rights sphere of the Republican Party. Donald Trump still clearly views them as a very important part of his coalition. He spoke at their event in February right before this verdict was handed down, and he’s said he’s going to speak again in May at their annual meeting. Nothing on that front seems to have changed at all. So they’re still, for instance, ahead in the fundraising race — the money they’ve raised to this point is still greater than the money raised by all of the gun-control groups combined or any gun-rights group by several orders of magnitude.
At the same time, they are much smaller and less powerful than they were even just a few years ago. As of their last filing, I think they only had about $11 million in reserves in their PAC and super-PAC, which puts them well below the rate they need to raise to get even back to just their 2020 levels, which of course was an election in which the candidate they backed lost. They spent $50 million in 2016, and the hopes of getting back to that are nonexistent at this point.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/the-nra-is-weaker-than-ever-how-much-does-that-matter.html
September 2, 2024
In February, a New York jury found the NRA and former CEO Wayne LaPierre liable for corruption and ordered him to pay millions of dollars back to the organization. That was just the latest in a long series of blows to the NRA that have mostly been a result of mismanagement and alleged corruption. You’ve reported on a lot of this. How do you view the state of the NRA today? Is it like a completely broken organization or is it more resilient than it looks from the recent headlines about it?
They’re still larger than all the other gun-rights groups put together, pretty much however you measure those things.
They’re still the biggest, they’re still the most famous, and they still have the most political influence, at least in the gun-rights sphere of the Republican Party. Donald Trump still clearly views them as a very important part of his coalition. He spoke at their event in February right before this verdict was handed down, and he’s said he’s going to speak again in May at their annual meeting. Nothing on that front seems to have changed at all. So they’re still, for instance, ahead in the fundraising race — the money they’ve raised to this point is still greater than the money raised by all of the gun-control groups combined or any gun-rights group by several orders of magnitude.
At the same time, they are much smaller and less powerful than they were even just a few years ago. As of their last filing, I think they only had about $11 million in reserves in their PAC and super-PAC, which puts them well below the rate they need to raise to get even back to just their 2020 levels, which of course was an election in which the candidate they backed lost. They spent $50 million in 2016, and the hopes of getting back to that are nonexistent at this point.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/the-nra-is-weaker-than-ever-how-much-does-that-matter.html
I just googled NRA to see what's happening with them and I found this article. Apologies if this has already been posted
The NRA Is Weaker Than Ever. How Much Does That Matter?In February, a New York jury found the NRA and former CEO Wayne LaPierre liable for corruption and ordered him to pay millions of dollars back to the organization. That was just the latest in a long series of blows to the NRA that have mostly been a result of mismanagement and alleged corruption. You’ve reported on a lot of this. How do you view the state of the NRA today? Is it like a completely broken organization or is it more resilient than it looks from the recent headlines about it?
They’re still larger than all the other gun-rights groups put together, pretty much however you measure those things.
They’re still the biggest, they’re still the most famous, and they still have the most political influence, at least in the gun-rights sphere of the Republican Party. Donald Trump still clearly views them as a very important part of his coalition. He spoke at their event in February right before this verdict was handed down, and he’s said he’s going to speak again in May at their annual meeting. Nothing on that front seems to have changed at all. So they’re still, for instance, ahead in the fundraising race — the money they’ve raised to this point is still greater than the money raised by all of the gun-control groups combined or any gun-rights group by several orders of magnitude.
At the same time, they are much smaller and less powerful than they were even just a few years ago. As of their last filing, I think they only had about $11 million in reserves in their PAC and super-PAC, which puts them well below the rate they need to raise to get even back to just their 2020 levels, which of course was an election in which the candidate they backed lost. They spent $50 million in 2016, and the hopes of getting back to that are nonexistent at this point.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/the-nra-is-weaker-than-ever-how-much-does-that-matter.html
August 19, 2024
Hoping this isn't a dup...
"Jon Stewart Visibly SHOCKED at Trump's Descent into Madness"
Hoping this isn't a dup...
July 26, 2024
This bloody heat...
I came across this quotation by none other than Jane Austen re the ferocious heat:
"What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps one in a continual state of inelegance.”
--Jane Austen
June 15, 2024
Ship of Fools -- World Party
June 15, 2024
World Party -- Ship of Fools
June 12, 2024
How did a scammer get my iphone number??
I received a text message today (supposedly from USPS) saying a book I ordered is being held due to a faulty
address and would I please go to (link) to remedy the problem.
It was a scram, for sure-- but I couldn't help wondering how those people got my iphone number
and
Is my iphone in danger of being hacked?
If so, is there a program that could go through and delete any nefarious items?
Thank you
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