The National Right To Kill Children Association. Known as The NRA, Endorsement Actually A Curse For Candidates
Endorsements from the National Rifle Association might be doing political candidates more harm than good, according to a new poll from Public Policy Polling.
In a national survey, 39 percent of voters said that they are less likely to vote for a politician whose candidacy has garnered NRA backing. Only 26 percent believe they’re more likely to support such a candidate.
But more importantly, the number of independent voters — those who are really up for grabs in any election — are far less likely to see the NRA nod as a good thing: 41 percent say they’re inclined not to support a candidate who’s backed by the NRA.
This information serves to bust the myth that the NRA is an all-powerful lobbying group that dictates political outcomes. While the organization may enjoy wide support among those politicians whose campaigns it bankrolls, soon there may be few of such politicians left; in 2012, only .81 percent of the group’s spending went to politicians who won. And if the NRA is having a negative influence on swing voters as well, then it really has no sway on political elections overall.
If there was really a threat to basic gun ownership rights, the NRA might make sense as an organization. The only issue on the line today are some modest gun safety regulations and bringing back the Bush Sr. assault weapons ban. Hardly a threat to some who owns five hunting rifles and five hand guns. Frankly if you need more fire power than that, gun regulation is the least of your problems.
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