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"This is now a scorecard issue."
Your daily jolt: "Those who vote against gun reform will be judged," says Kasim Reed(snip)
It has been a matter of faith among Southern politicians that one does not pick a fight with the National Rifle Association. The mayor of Atlanta said he senses a shift:
“We all know how strong the gun lobby is. But there’s something very important that’s happening in America right now. And that is, people who are forward-thinking, and the overwhelming majority of Americans who support lawful background checks, understand that this is now a scorecard issue.
“And the people who are voting against reasonable gun reform, gun violence reform, are now going to be judged. And more and more, a voting record in line with the gun lobby is going to be a more damaging trait or characteristic in the future.
“….Folks used to be able to vote however they wanted on issues related to gun violence, and there really was no political consequence at the ballot. That is changing radically in the United States of America, largely because of the work of Mayors Against Illegal Guns, but really because what has happened at Newtown, at Aurora, and now in Santa Monica.
“These folks that are voting in the interest of the gun lobby are going to be held to account….”
Read More: http://www.ajc.com/weblogs/political-insider/2013/jun/10/your-daily-jolt-those-who-vote-against-gun-reform-/