That's about the same thing the White House staffers were telling GHW Bush after he banned the importation of so-called 'assault weapons' - 'Gun owners? Where else can they go? Bush will likely win in a landslide, so to heck with them...'
Guess what? Bush didn't win in a landslide.
Don't get me wrong: I like 'Dubyah.' But he made a big mistake on this one, and I hope he deals with it, rather than just saying "to heck with them" like his daddy did...
;>)