For example, Heidi Heitkamp in North Dakota has an A rating from the NRA, is a member, and will be endorsed by the NRA. She will likely be running against a Republican that is also pro-NRA. What would you recommend a Democratic voter in that state to do?

“Somebody explain public school socialization to me and why all kids need that, again?”

Because long ago some conservatives, mostly in New England, were worried that an uneducated populace would be a threat to good government in a quasi-democratic Republic.

V is for vilifying them — as the NRA has long vilified politicians who don’t support its agenda.

When I lived in Iowa back in the 1970s, I somehow got on an NRA mailing list. The literature I got attacking a local politician for voting against some measure (I forget what) appalled me.

Parkland.

Because Ron, unlike you, most people value education. You prefer to remain ignorant – fine, don’t punish people who want to make themselves better.

Walk out and don’t come back in 17 minutes, or 17 years, unless and until school zones are removed from the gun ban list: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/34/text

Somebody explain public school socialization to me and why all kids need that, again?

The following NY State Congressional members have received the ‘A Rating’ from the NRA (the NRA’s highest rating):

Lee Zeldin, 1st District of NY
John J. Faso, 19th District of NY
Elise Stefanik, 21st District of NY
Claudia Tenney, 22nd District of NY
Chris Collins, 27th District of NY
John Katko, 24th District of NY – member, ‘Problem Solvers’ Caucus
Tom Reed, 23rd District of NY – co-chair, bipartisan ‘Problem Solvers’ Caucus

That’s not to say other New York politicians (both parties) haven’t rec’d donations from the NRA (very likely, many more do). And I note those that are on the bipartisan ‘Problem Solvers’ caucus because they’re supposed to…..well…..get down to solving our country’s most vexing problems, right? So, what’s their excuse?

But to the point this post touches on – the highest priority is to stanch the arterial bleeding right now to save the patient, which means voting/advocating for every non-Republican candidate you can so that ‘we the people’ flip both houses of Congress. Once the ‘patient’ has stabilized, we can turn our attention to the Democrats who got in in 2018, but still don’t get it.

What to do when the Dem wins the primary and is running against a Republican who you have also banned?