The NRA-ification of the Republican Party

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Washington Post
August 14, 2015


The National Rifle Association, the all-powerful guardian of American's gun rights and driving force of America's pro-gun policies, is arguably more influential as ever.

It has largely dominated and pretty much won the modern-day gun-control war.
It has wielded it's dollars and political influence over lawmakers in both parties to ensure Congress doesn't pass even a limited (and polls show, popular) expansion of gun-control laws such as universal background checks.
And it has withstood the charge even as the country deals with an average mass shooting a day in 2015.

It's now safe to say the NRA is one of the most powerful lobbying organizations of all time.
And according to the latest Pew Research Poll, Republicans are overwhelmingly in favor of that.

The survey taken July 14-20 on gun rights found that just 13 percent of Republicans think the NRA has too much influence.

And that's actually down - significantly - from 2000, when 32 percent of Republicans
(one in three) thought the NRA had too much sway.

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