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klys (maker of Silmarils)2/15/2018 2:42:11 pm PST

re: #301 HappyWarrior

Because it’s soft support. That is to say people say they support things like background checks but the minute the NRA propaganda comes on the TV, it’s time to arm themselves against tyranny.

Really, what a poll on any single issue fails to capture is the complexities of what makes people vote for a given politician. The 80% number might be just fine with background checks expanding, NRA be damned. But you don’t get to vote on just their gun control position. You’re getting the package deal. And so some people who might be fine with gun control but could never allow a woman the right to choose because pro-life will vote for the R because the other option would be someone who lets the ladies choose.

This is pretty much another consequence of our two party system.