[0.E.O]

He knows damn well those Senators up for re-election in 2014 will have a tough road ahead. He didn’t want to be one of them.

He's not up again until 2016.

[rarestia]

I understand that, but his rating with the NRA and his re-election in 2016 hinge on his gun control votes. He knows he’s a dead duck unless he can push through whole-hog gun confiscation. At that point, it won’t matter what his affiliations are.