Bloomberg dismisses NRA's power as 'overrated' [View all]

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Source: Politico

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Sunday that it was a "myth" that the National Rifle Association could destroy political careers.

"One of the things I decided to do in this last election was to support some candidates that were running against those that had great records with the NRA. Where the NRA was putting their money into one side, I decided to put my money into the other side," Bloomberg said on NBC's "Meet the Press."

"We won four out of seven," he said. "And we won with a small amount of money. There is this myth that the NRA is so powerful."


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