NRA won't back Reid

Politico ^ | August 27, 2010 | Ben Smith

[Second Amendment First]

The National Rifle Association, whose policy is to back pro-gun incumbents, cites the Kagan confirmation:

Her evasive testimony exacerbated grave concerns we had about her long-standing hostility towards the Second Amendment. As a result, the NRA strongly opposed her confirmation and made it clear at the time that we would be scoring this important vote.

The vote on Elena Kagan's confirmation to the Court, along with the previous year's confirmation vote on Sonia Sotomayor, are critical for the future of the Second Amendment. After careful consideration, the NRA-PVF announced today that it will not be endorsing Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid for re-election in the 2010 U.S. Senate race in Nevada.

[Second Amendment First]

Thank you NRA!

[GunningForTheBuddha]

How many membership cancellations did that take?

[driftdiver]

Does that mean they’ll stop publishing pictures of him with NRA leadership in their magazine?

[Sun]

Glad to hear that. Sometimes the NRA lets us down, at least in some states/localities.

[Lakeshark]

Good grief, thank goodness they came to their senses.

[NautiNurse]

In other words, NRA execs kissing up to Harry Reid over the past year resulted in a negative impact on the NRA’s bottom line. Follow the money.

[MEGoody]

NRA won't back Reid

Well, duh! This never should have been under consideration at all.

[hoosiermama]

WOO HOO

[Squantos]

Yep....their slip is showing for sure.

[bmwcyle]

Let us hope this is the first of many smarter moves.

[ConservaTexan]

This is only half good news. Will they endorse Angle?

[OldDeckHand]

"How many membership cancellations did that take?"

A lot, I'm sure. If I could have "unlifetimed" my lifetime membership, I would have.

[samantha]

Boy you sure have that right. Maybe GOA was getting a lot of their usual Memberships. Wayne Lapierre better get with the program, and dance with the one that brung him.

[Kirkwood]

The NRA is one of the most myopic and member-abusive organizations I’ve ever belonged to. Maybe if they spent less time of marketing crap to the membership, they would have more time to figure out what is going on in their own organization.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

It’s a shame you have to threaten them to get their attention.

[Oldpuppymax]

Of course it was my membership cancellation which made them finally see the light!

[John in Wisconsin]

I know for a fact, the NRA has been getting killed trying to raise funds this summer.....maybe they finally figured out why fund raising was down so much.

[Soul Seeker]

It took serious blowback from their own members and conservative groups usually considered allies to force them to stand down. An endorsement for Angle just doesn’t seem likely. That’s fine. As long as they keep their word and don’t provide Reid support under the table they can be cowards and try not to antagonize Dem leadership even though that same leadership will take this position as defiance.

[Errant]

The NRA called asking me to renew. I had a long conversation with the caller. I told them selling out on the disclose act was one of the dumbest moves they could have made. If the SC rules exceptions for certain associations like the NRA unconstitutional then the NRA would be stuck with the same rules as everyone else. I told them also, the bill would never have passed if the NRA had opposed it.

Finally I told them there are other 2nd Amendment associations but that I would reconsider joining if they made leadership changes.

[fortheDeclaration]

That was what Reid was afraid of, and why he stated his vote for Kagin was a ‘pro-gun’ vote.