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kpete

(71,997 posts) Tue Jul 24, 2012, 09:35 AM Jul 2012

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* The NRA owns politicians in both parties

* The NRA owns politicians in both parties: Relatedly, this quote from GOP strategist Steve Schmidt sums up the problem:

“Politicians go to the N.R.A., Democrats and Republicans, and they basically read a script, which is not much different from a hostage video.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/24/us/politics/obama-and-romney-dont-heed-new-call-for-gun-laws.html?_r=1&ref=politics

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* The NRA owns politicians in both parties (Original Post) kpete Jul 2012 OP

A lot of the blue dog NRAists got replaced with actual Republicans in 2010. onehandle Jul 2012 #1

onehandle

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1. A lot of the blue dog NRAists got replaced with actual Republicans in 2010.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Tue Jul 24, 2012, 09:43 AM

Jul 2012

It's just another wing of the GOP.

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