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NRA facing member backlash over Trump endorsement
poltico.com ^ | 5/21/2016 | Sarah Wheaton

Posted on 05/22/2016 7:58:46 AM PDT by rktman

With its last-minute decision to formally endorse Donald Trump, the National Rifle Association put itself out in front of the fight for Republican party unity.

Just a day later, it’s already taking flak.

Chris Cox, the NRA’s top strategist, was met with raucous applause when he announced to the estimated 80,000 people gathered here for the group’s annual leadership forum on Friday that the nation’s biggest and most influential gun-rights organization was officially backing the presumptive Republican nominee. To endorse so early in the process is virtually unprecedented for the group; they didn’t get behind Mitt Romney in 2012 and Sen. John McCain in 2008 until October.

“If your preferred candidate dropped out of the race, it’s time to get over it,” Cox said.

But not everyone is there yet.

(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2a; banglist; cruz; nra; trump
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To: Innovative

Well sure. Guess you didn’t hear that 98% of gun owners favor tighter control of gun sales. At least that’s what hildebeast says. And what kind of crazy person is against “SAFETY”? :)


81 posted on 05/22/2016 1:48:44 PM PDT by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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To: rktman

No backlash at all from this member.


82 posted on 05/22/2016 3:30:25 PM PDT by Jack Hammer
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To: rktman

Ignore the ovations from the videos you saw (with your own eyes). Take it from us, anti gun Politico, NRA members are not happy.


83 posted on 05/22/2016 3:33:36 PM PDT by nhwingut (Trump-Palin 2016 - Blow Up The GOP)
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To: ExTexasRedhead

I agree; if thousands agree and three people disagree, the MSM will label that “backlash.” They did crap like that throughout the Iraq War, regardless of the cost to our soldiers.


84 posted on 05/22/2016 4:57:27 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. --George Orwell)
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To: ProfoundMan; Reno89519
Do you have any evidence of that?

The evidence is out there for those with eyes to see. Others have responded to you. One can choose to either heed those things or pretend they don't exist.

85 posted on 05/22/2016 5:06:13 PM PDT by COBOL2Java (Donald Trump, warts and all, is not a public enemy. The Golems in the GOP are stasis and apathy)
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To: ExTexasRedhead

Probably followers of Grover Norquist..


86 posted on 05/22/2016 6:08:01 PM PDT by sheik yerbouty ( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
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To: COBOL2Java
One can choose to either heed those things or pretend they don't exist.

Precisely. Question is, which are you?

87 posted on 05/22/2016 6:55:06 PM PDT by ProfoundMan (This isn't Woodstock, it's Altamont. Time to finish the Reagan Revolution.)
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To: ProfoundMan

Silly question


88 posted on 05/23/2016 2:53:52 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (Donald Trump, warts and all, is not a public enemy. The Golems in the GOP are stasis and apathy)
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