[Washi]

told ya

Yep. A lot of us weren't fooled.

Now he can pretend, to his pro-second amendment constituents, that he "Tried".

It's obvious from what happened here in Colorado, Democrats know: Career be damned. What Obama wants, Obama gets.

Reid's just trying to play both sides.

[S.O.S121.500]

Now he can pretend, to his pro-second amendment constituents, that he “Tried”.

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Steers TRY.

[only1percent]

It's obvious from what happened here in Colorado, Democrats know: Career be damned. What Obama wants, Obama gets.

I don't know about this. I think that the Democrats believe that this is a paradigm shift, and that gun-control enthusiasts are a clear majority of Democrats and that gun-control enthusiasts plus gun control apathetics are a clear majority of the electorate in Democratic districts. A strong enough backbone, and a couple of wins, and they'll break the perception of strength that the NRA has. Identical to the pattern they see with gay marriage, where an issue has transformed from poisonous to inarguable in the space of a few years

. Pretty much the only place you'll find Democrats who don't adopt this reasoning is the US Senate. No gerrymandering, too many represent states that tend to vote Republican, and US Senate seats are few and high enough profile that even with the pathetically weak bench the Republicans have, a weakened Democrat can often attract a strong enough Republican to beat him.

[Future Snake Eater]

It's obvious from what happened here in Colorado, Democrats know: Career be damned. What Obama wants, Obama gets.

Which is quite odd. Obama may have held the White House, but his track record with local and congressional elections has not been good for the Democrats. Yet he gets what he wants anyway. Weird.