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Gun Control & RKBA

kudzu22

(1,273 posts)

12. It wasn't an issue that either campaign focused on much, BUT

Reply to shadowrider (Original post)

Mon Dec 19, 2016, 03:29 PM

Dec 2016

it was still a factor and I think the open seat on the Supreme Court also exacerbated the situation. How many democrat gun owners stayed home or voted Johnson/Stein/Trump over the issue? Hard to say. I'm sure there were some and maybe enough to have swung WI, MI and PA into the red column.

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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