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Election Day Successes
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"...Sarah
Brady tried to claim NRA suffered Election Day defeat in New
Jersey and Virginia, where we enjoyed an 82% and 92% success
rate, respectively..." |
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New pro-gun AG -
VA's Jerry Kilgore (R)
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NRA enjoyed another successful election day last Tuesday, thanks
largely to the tireless efforts of NRA members who worked to
ensure the election of pro-gun lawmakers. In
Virginia, 92% of
the candidates endorsed by NRA`s Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF)
were elected or re-elected to office, and in New Jersey,
NRA-PVF-endorsed candidates enjoyed an 82% success rate. And in
the only state-wide race where an NRA-PVF-endorsed candidate
faced off against one endorsed by the gun-ban lobby formerly
known as HCI - the race for Virginia Attorney General between
pro-gun Jerry Kilgore (R) and the
gun-ban lobby`s Donald McEachin
(D) - NRA`s endorsed candidate crushed his opponent by more than 20
points. Unfortunately, the only other state-wide candidate that
received an NRA-PVF endorsement, Jay Katzen (R), was narrowly
defeated in his bid to become Virginia`s Lieutenant Governor.
Meanwhile, the gun-ban lobby continues to wallow in denial,
refusing to accept the fact that its anti-gun agenda has been
completely rejected by mainstream America. In a press release
that strains the boundaries of reality, the gun-ban lobby`s Sarah
Brady tried to claim NRA suffered Election Day defeat in New
Jersey and Virginia, where we enjoyed an 82% and 92% success
rate, respectively. In fact, she and her gun-ban cohorts have
been marginalized to the point where candidates do whatever they
can to distance themselves from the extremist, anti-gun agenda.
VA's new Governor,
Mark Warner (D)
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In Virginia, Brady desperately tried to count the election of
Mark Warner (D) as Governor as a "victory" for the gun-ban lobby.
In actuality, candidate Warner did everything he could to
convince Virginia`s voters that he supports our Right to Keep and
Bear Arms, and his campaign website even included pro-gun quotes,
such as "Mark Warner...will fight for those of us who support the
right to keep and bear arms" - a position hardly in line with the
gun-ban lobby. Warner also met with NRA officials early in his
campaign, so that he could outline his current views on issues of
concern to Old Dominion gun owners. This meeting drew a scathing
response from the gun-ban lobby, and its president, Michael
Barnes, publicly accused Warner of being "disingenuous," calling
the meeting with NRA "dangerous political gamesmanship," and
alleging Warner was "pandering to the NRA." NRA will watch the
actions of the Warner Administration very closely. But based on
his stated views during this campaign, and the C grade he
received from the NRA-PVF, he is hardly the type of candidate the
gun-ban lobby has supported over the years.
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"...In New Jersey, the gun-ban lobby again could not find a true
champion of its anti-gun agenda..." |
In New Jersey, the gun-ban lobby again could not find a true
champion of its anti-gun agenda, and resorted to endorsing Jim
McGreevey (D) for Governor, another politician who refused to
embrace an extremist, anti-gun agenda. McGreevey, who received a
C- from NRA-PVF, defeated Bret Schundler (R), who received a B.
While NRA made no recommendation in this race, the gun-ban lobby
has made the outlandish claim that its outcome represents some
sort of defeat for NRA. When the gun-ban lobby claims "victory"
after being forced to endorse a middle-of-the-road candidate when
it comes to firearms, it is clear it has completely lost touch
with reality.
Our thanks go out to all those NRA members who worked so hard to
ensure another successful Election Day. While NRA will continue
to strive to win 100% of the races in which we are involved, it`s
hard to imagine how the gun-ban lobby can try to classify
Tuesday`s results as anything less than a rejection of anti-gun
extremism by the voters of New Jersey and Virginia.
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