NRA stumbles in fight with Obama over gun-control proposals [View all]
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Source: The Hill
Keene explained on NBC's "Today" show Thursday that the web ad “wasn't about the president's daughters” but was focused on “how to keep children safe.”
Matt Mackowiak, a Texas-based Republican consultant who has worked for a number of GOP policymakers, argued that the NRA remains a political powerhouse, but conceded the group has “performed in an uneven fashion” while under the intense spotlight that followed the Newtown shooting, a tragedy that renewed a debate over gun violence after a lone gunman killed 27 people, including 20 children.
“The NRA has succeeded at growing its membership during a time of perceived threat and stress,” Mackowiak said in an email, “but their initial response (the clumsy press conference) and the now-viral hypocrisy ad were both disappointing.”
Gun reformers, meanwhile, are hoping the NRA's aggressive messaging strategy this year will alienate the public and propel Obama's reform package through Congress.
Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/news/278157-nra-stumbles-in-fight-with-obama-over-guns
Obama backers aim to outflank NRA on gun control (my bold. a measly $2000??? wtf?)
Activists have also identified a few Senate Republicans they hope to sway, including Mark Kirk of Illinois and Susan Collins of Maine. In the House, they're focused on 35 to 40 Republicans in suburban areas or districts carried by Obama, where voters might be more supportive of gun-control measures.
"We have a million grass-roots supporters who have sent almost 200,000 emails to Congress, tens of thousands of phone calls and are ready to go to town hall meetings and camp out if they have to," said Mark Glaze, director of the mayors group. He said of lawmakers: "In the end I'm confident that enough of them will look past the NRA's $2,000 contribution and do what the public is demanding."
http://www.freep.com/article/20130119/NEWS15/130119019
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