A majority of likely voters in swing congressional districts and states this year support stricter background checks on gun purchasers, and the support spans both parties, a new POLITICO poll finds.
Seventy-nine percent of those surveyed would support tougher measures while 21 percent are opposed.
Ninety percent of Democrats support stricter checks —as do 71 percent of Republicans and 77 percent of independents, the survey found. Three-quarters of the overall survey respondents said the issue was “important” in evaluating candidates in the midterm elections, including 68 percent of Republicans, 87 percent of Democrats and 71 percent of independents.
So does this mean that a Democrat in a swing state could attract support if they were to take a definitive position on background checks and enforcing gun registration?
Or by doing so would they only attract the attention of the NRA who would then spend millions supporting their candidate and taking out attack ads against them?
And the next question would be, if the NRA DID attack them, would that necessarily hurt them? Or could it be seen as a net positive since it would energize voters who are worried about all of the gun violence?
Hmm, definitely something to think about.
The background check should certainly be expanded. There are too many people with mental illness getting guns and killing people. Everyone but Sarah Palin (who has some degree of mental illness) can agree with that.
ReplyDeleteOpen Carry Texas members’ latest “Look at me!” moment armed in a restaurant
ReplyDeleteMembers of Open Carry Texas decided to descend upon a Dallas, Texas Chipotle restaurant armed with high capacity weapons, just because.
http://freakoutnation.com/2014/05/20/images-open-carry-texas-members-latest-look-at-me-moment-armed-in-a-restaurant/
Chipotle Takes Bold Stand Against Guns
Chipotle is asking customers not to bring firearms into its stores after it says gun rights advocates brought military-style assault rifles into one of its restaurants in Texas.
The Denver-based company notes that it has traditionally complied with local laws regarding open and concealed firearms.
But in a statement Monday, the company said that "the display of firearms in our restaurants has now created an environment that is potentially intimidating or uncomfortable for many of our customers."
The announcement came after a petition by Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, which has called on other companies to ban firearms in their stores as well. The group said its petition was in reaction to open-carry gun activists appearing at a Dallas-area Chipotle restaurant over the weekend.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/19/chipotle-guns_n_5354569.html
And here's another bipartisan poll that nails the GOP:
ReplyDeleteIn case you missed it, a study by the nonpartisan Center for Media and Public Affairs at George Mason University have found that Republicans are significantly more likely to lie than Democrats. And here is the kicker that the liberals have been saying all along: the lying gap between Republicans and Democrats is widening as President Barack Obama spends more time in office.
Oh this is just too good. Ever since Obamacare was passed and signed into law in 2010, the Republicans have been no strangers to lying about everything, from the healthcare law itself to the number of vacations the President has taken. The study came as the political atmosphere heated up during the “scandals” of the IRS, Benghazi, and the AP.
In their study, 100 statements involving factual claims by Democrats (46 claims) and Republicans (54 claims) were examined, which were fact-checked by PolitiFact.com during the four month period from the start of President Obama’s second term on January 20 through May 22, 2013. In just four months worth of fact checking the GOP was found to be lying the most. Here is what they found:
PolitiFact rated 32% of Republican claims as “false” or “pants on fire,” compared to 11% of Democratic claims – a 3 to 1 margin.
Conversely, Politifact rated 22% of Democratic claims as “entirely true” compared to 11% of Republican claims – a 2 to 1 margin.
A majority of Democratic statements (54%) were rated as mostly or entirely true, compared to only 18% of Republican statements. Conversely, a majority of Republican statements (52%) were rated as mostly or entirely false, compared to only 24% of Democratic statements.
And here is where the liberals have been right all along regarding the GOP’s witch-hunts against President Obama:
Regarding Benghazi, the IRS and the Associated Press, Republicans have continued to fare worse than Democrats, with 60% of their claims rated as false so far this month (May 1 – May 22), compared to 29% of Democratic statements – a 2 to 1 margin.
Republicans lied about IRS, Benghazi, and the AP 60% of the time? I’m shocked. Of course Republicans are going to denounce this as being a liberal-sponsored entity. However, it should be known that Politifact has won the Pulitzer Prize for its non-partisan journalism. And they gave President Obama the lie of the year with his “You can keep your health insurance” claim.
Conservative (not necessarily Republican) thought is wrought with fear and anxiety. Their policy is to attempt to mitigate that without concern for actual accomplishments. They don’t seem to realize that the root fear they harbor is counterproductive. However, we can thank organizations like Politifact and FactCheck.org for keeping them on their feet, and grilling them when it’s necessary.
If you look back on the 271 ‘Pants on Fire’ claims that Politifact has measured since 2007 (the first one was from Joe Biden when he called Bush “brain dead”), 217 of them have been perpetrated by conservatives whether they be from chain emails, Facebook posts, pundits or politicians. They range from chain emails claiming the ACA will question your sex life, to President Obama being a Marxist Muslim.
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2014/05/19/new-study-proves-republicans-are-significantly-more-likely-to-lie-than-democrats/
Once the GOP finishes beating the current dead horse, they'll find the next dead horse to beat because they know there are people, especially parents, in their party who are as against lax gun polices as the Democratic Party and Moms demand action for gun sense in america.
ReplyDeleteWe;ve hit a brick wall with the NRA over something simple that everyone should be on board with, stricter background checks.
I live in PA, with a republican governor who refused expanding Medicare, and one democratic candidate came close to, but didn't mention gun safety.
There must be a way for those running to openly come out on the right side of the issue.