I agree with your assessment. NRA just endoresed Chet Culver for Governor of Iowa. Giving the NRA credit, he did sign shall issue legislation into law last year. Of course it passed through a Democratic controlled legislature first, so I believe his signature was more about political expediency than core values.
The main problem I have with the Culver endorsement (even giving the singular focus of the NRA) is that they are wasting their endrosement and potentially money. I pray to God that they are not giving him money.
Culver is something like 20 points down which is astounding for an incumbent governor in Iowa. Credit due on not vetoing the shall issue legislation but honestly, why not sit this one out and not recommend either candidate. Or at least have some kind of differntiation indicating that Brandstad would not have signed the legislation into law.
I understand the NRA's position is to reward incumbents with pro-second amendment voting records. That keeps them focused on the issue the exist for. But it just seems counterintuitive that an organization with such pronounced political influence appears to make short sighted political decisions.
Life member that has asked NRA for some clarification before donating another cent...
The NRA just doesn’t get it! Lifelong member,,,I have worked for them in campaigns. They claim to be a single issue organization...fine! But when you are defending the Second Amendment and you have a slimeball like Harry Reid trashing the rest of the Constitution...well...his support of the Second Amendment becomes absurd.
NRA has virtually endorsed Reid by featuring him in the American Rifleman and has spoken fondly about his bringing range money to Nevada.
Supporting Reid, Kanjorski, Culver etc. is to perpetuate the Obama left-wing, anti-Second Amendment movement.
Hey NRA, sit back, take no position. In the meantime no campaign funds for you guys this year.