“That number is 67%, which reflects respondents who told pollsters that they support a ban on assault weapons. For you non-math majors out there, that’s two-thirds of the American public!”
Actually it’s probably real - the media has people scared to death right now that the next time they want to buy a can of soup that they’ll get shot up by some gun nut.
But what the Dems ALSO understand that votes are not flipped over the issue - if a Republican votes to keep long-guns legal, he won’t be punished. But MANY DEMOCRATS, if they vote for gun control, WILL lose their seats - it has happened over and over again in the recent past, which is why Hillary had to proclaim her love for the Second Amendment in 2016...as there are still 5 to 10 million gun owners who STILL vote Democrat.
Bottom line, being against gun control has NEVER been a losing issue for Republicans (or Democrats, for that matter), but being for gun control (in either party) puts your political future in grave risk (except for Democrats in very safe seats).
It’s ALWAYS real after a mass shooting - here’s the catch - the media can’t keep the hype going and then people return to their senses and the polling drops significantly.
That’s why there’s always a rush and a push to DO SOMETHING right now before cooler heads can prevail.
Recall Zimmerman would’ve been executed based on the original polling.