Notable point for the above – that was 12 of 13 competitive races.
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Ppl citing "enthusiasm gap" b/w gun control supporters/oppo
NRA plowed $2m into #VAGov. Northam bragged about 'F' rating → Northam tied Gillespie w/voters citing guns as #1 issue
Down ballot, 13 races w/one candidate backed by NRA, one by @GiffordsCourage → Giffords won 12/13pic.twitter.com/WXuI89JUdH
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Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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This is a Dem-leaning state in a Dem-favorable year. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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The "enthusiasm gap" takes are built from GOP-leaning states in GOP-leaning years
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all I mean is Dems only recently embraced gun safety as a real organizing issue and there's little evidence it's been a loser for them in post-Obama era
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My guess is it still is a loser issue, but I don't say that with a massive amount of confidence. I don't mean that in a bad way though - most issues are "losers" but the whole point of acquiring political capital is to spend it on something.
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Fair. I just don't see D candidates in most swing districts needing to avoid the issue like they used to
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I agree it's getting easier. (All of my beliefs here are held with low confidence though; issue polling is really tough)
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