Do the Math

Foley Up 6 Points In Connecticut Governor's Race, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Voters Say Republican Is Better On Economy, Spending [More]

Now just hold the damn phone a minute here.  The guy is hardly perfect on guns.  Didn't I just get done throwing a flag on a state gun group for endorsing compromised candidates?  What am I, some kind of damn hypocrite,?

No, because Foley is hardly being presented as a 2A champion. The object many of my friends in Connecticut are working toward is the defeat of Malloy. They understand that will hardly put them in any catbird seat -- although Foley getting to meet with them, and seeing the unfair way the blossoming relationship is being portrayed in the press will no doubt give him plenty of comparative object lessons. Plus, if he does win, he'll have seen firsthand that aroused gun owners are capable of providing the critical margin necessary to bring a betraying politician down.

Still, isn't there a better candidate on guns?

You bet.

And that creates an indisputable dilemma for Connecticut gun owners, who need to ask themselves if every gun rights advocate in the state gave it their all, what numbers could they realistically generate, and what would the likely outcome be?

I'm not making an advocacy statement here beyond do the math. What CT gun owners do after that is up to each of them.