For decades, gun rights were a somewhat tricky subject for Democrats running in what used to be a red state, but demographic shifts and the voting power of populous Northern Virginia has allowed Democrats to make calls for tighter gun restrictions a key part of their platform, even if it means risking the ire of the politically powerful gun-rights group headquartered in Fairfax. In the 2013 governor’s race, the NRA donated $500,000 to Republican Ken Cuccinelli, who lost to McAuliffe. [More]Thank goodness that "demographic shift" has nothing to do with that "single issue"!
[Via Mack H]
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