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Obama focus on gun control could help sway independents in 2016
WASHINGTON - Democratic strategists say President Barack Obama’s pledge to fight for gun control in his last year in office is unlikely to make it No. 1 on voters’ minds in 2016.
But it could help Senate candidates in battleground states target both base and independent voters, who polling shows overwhelmingly favor expanded background checks.
But it could help Senate candidates in battleground states target both base and independent voters, who polling shows overwhelmingly favor expanded background checks.
http://www.tylerpaper.com/TP-News+National/227207/obama-focus-on-gun-control-could-help-sway-independents-in-2016
But but but! Gun legislation is a losing issue for Democrats . . .
No, it's not. And it's getting to be more important to a winning strategy all the time.
Best numbers on gun ownership in the US is about 1/3 of households own guns. Of that only about 15% oppose UBC and OTHER FORMS OF GUN RESTRICTIONS. It's time we stopped letting .5% of the population run the show.