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Showing Original Post only (View all)How the NRA is winning [View all]
Article from the WaPo.
Its easy to think that in the wake of Wayne LaPierres angry press conference and the National Rifle Associations tin-eared web video on President Obamas daughters that the NRA is losing and losing badly in the fight over the proper place for guns in American society.
Easy and likely incorrect.
Theres little doubt that the inside-the-Beltway crowd and those who have been longtime advocates of more gun control laws are outraged by the brash style that the NRA has adopted following the shootings in Newtown, Conn.
But, theres also plenty of evidence to suggest that the NRA is regarded entirely differently in the country at large. Polling conducted by NBC News and the Wall Street Journal this week showed 41 percent of people had a favorable opinion of the NRA, while 34 percent viewed it unfavorably, a margin largely unchanged from a similar survey conducted in January 2011.
And a look at the longer-term trend line on views of the NRA by Gallup suggests a striking consistency in the overall impression Americans have of the gun rights group.
Easy and likely incorrect.
Theres little doubt that the inside-the-Beltway crowd and those who have been longtime advocates of more gun control laws are outraged by the brash style that the NRA has adopted following the shootings in Newtown, Conn.
But, theres also plenty of evidence to suggest that the NRA is regarded entirely differently in the country at large. Polling conducted by NBC News and the Wall Street Journal this week showed 41 percent of people had a favorable opinion of the NRA, while 34 percent viewed it unfavorably, a margin largely unchanged from a similar survey conducted in January 2011.
And a look at the longer-term trend line on views of the NRA by Gallup suggests a striking consistency in the overall impression Americans have of the gun rights group.
More at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/01/18/how-the-nra-is-winning/
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I posted without comment. Flabbergasting thing to find in the WaPo given their record
ProgressiveProfessor
Jan 2013
#2
Oh, you want to see another of your "NRA Talking Points?" Try Barbara Boxer...
Eleanors38
Jan 2013
#14
Standing on principle is important. The leadership of the NRA is evil and it must be confronted
hrmjustin
Jan 2013
#20
Well I am for give and take on issues and I think there is a need for honest groups to debate this
hrmjustin
Jan 2013
#37
Money & power is all that counts. 4M members, 80M gun owners, $300M budget. nt
OneTenthofOnePercent
Jan 2013
#41