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Gun Control & RKBA

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10. I wonder if the polls showing support for strong gun control are in any way...

Reply to sarisataka (Reply #5)

Sat Dec 17, 2016, 07:36 PM

Dec 2016

similar to the polls that showed Trump had absolutely no path to getting 270 votes in the Electoral College.

Perhaps the results of the polls we often see are slanted to support a certain viewpoint and not reality.

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Cross-posted from Castle Bansalot, since we can discuss this here but not there [View all] shadowrider Dec 2016 OP

They are delusional Lurks Often Dec 2016 #1

Unfortunately, they believe their own hype n/t shadowrider Dec 2016 #2

I can agree that gun control sarisataka Dec 2016 #3

It is easy to believe that gun control was not a major factor but ... spin Dec 2016 #4

Imagine picking up .2% sarisataka Dec 2016 #5

I wonder if the polls showing support for strong gun control are in any way... spin Dec 2016 #10

A softening on both positions, yagotme Dec 2016 #11

Mediamatters is in da gun banning bidness, so no surprise... Eleanors38 Dec 2016 #6

"Old redneck white men who hoard guns." Nice. Mediamat should charge royalties to the GOP. Eleanors38 Dec 2016 #7

How well received, sarisataka Dec 2016 #8

That's not from the original source, it's from the DUer who posted it petronius Dec 2016 #9

It wasn't an issue that either campaign focused on much, BUT kudzu22 Dec 2016 #12

Delusional is CORRECT. pablo_marmol Dec 2016 #13