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Poll: US mainstream sides with Obama on guns
Poll: US mainstream sides with Obama on gunsBy Steve Benen at MSNBC
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/poll-us-mainstream-sides-obama-guns
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President Obama made clear last weekend that he was getting ready to announce some new reforms to gun policy, setting the stage for the latest round of a heated debate. On cue, Republicans screamed bloody murder, not only after learning of the White House plan, but also before they knew any details.
Call it an anticipatory tantrum GOP politicians knew they were outraged, even before they knew why.
But if their goal was to persuade the public, the party failed miserably. Last night, CNN released the results of a new national poll.
The American public is broadly supportive of the executive actions issued by President Barack Obama this week aimed at increasing the reach of federal background checks for gun purchases and improving enforcement of existing laws. [ ]
A new CNN/ORC poll finds 67% say they favor the changes Obama announced, and 32% oppose them.
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Poll: US mainstream sides with Obama on guns (Original Post)
applegrove
Jan 2016
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PatrickforO
(15,126 posts)1. Now all we need to do is
elect politicians who have the guts to go against the NRA, Wall Street, the MIC and big oil and coal.
applegrove
(123,680 posts)2. We are destroying their wedge issues one by one.
Tarheel_Dem
(31,443 posts)3. K&R