the NRA spends its considerable political capital telling its millions of members that jackbooted thugs are kicking down doors to steal all their guns because Obama hates them. that’s how they mobilize against gun-related legislation.https://twitter.com/DavidMDrucker/status/966505586069331968 …
The NRA is member driven - persuade members and you loosen votes. That’s my argument.
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members act because they’re scared for their jobs and the NRA is good at enforcing that. you can’t “loosen” votes unless you raise the political cost of obeying the NRA.
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(members of Congress, that is)
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