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From http://www.boomundo.com/dean/nra.htm:
Help Gov. Dean Get The NRA's Endorsement!
(Suggested by Mrs. Kelly Jacobs)
Gov. Dean is the only Democrat running for President to have received an "A" rating from the NRA. Dean's position on sensible gun laws should merit the NRA's endorsement of him for the democratic nomination. If the NRA, and it's 5 million plus members, were to endorse Dean it would bring a windfall of support. As Gov. Dean says, there are many people who have been voting Republican for the past 50 years - what do they have to show for it? Their children don't have health insurance either. If the gun control issue was a non-issue in the 2004 election, many NRA voters would then feel as though they could make a choice that would ACTUALLY benefit them and their families.
The NRA under CEO LaPierre has been known to mis-report its own ratings in campaign mailings when it is beneficial to the GOP; for example, in the 1998 Illinois U.S. Senate race between Carol Moseley-Braun and Peter Fitzgerald, the NRA sent postcards to voters which claimed that Fitzgerald had an "A" rating as a state legislator, when, in fact, he had only a "C." Gov. Dean, however, has widely publicized his "A" rating, and an attempt by LaPierre to distort this fact would likely backfire. If Republicans can't portray the 2004 election as a referendum on gun rights, it's unclear whether the NRA would be able to turn out such impressive numbers for Republicans as they did in the 2000 election and in the mid-term elections of 2002.
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They go on to give contact details and a sample letter to the NRA requesting their endorsement. First time I've seen a far-left Democrat (well, his supporters, actually) request an NRA endorsement!
Help Gov. Dean Get The NRA's Endorsement!
(Suggested by Mrs. Kelly Jacobs)
Gov. Dean is the only Democrat running for President to have received an "A" rating from the NRA. Dean's position on sensible gun laws should merit the NRA's endorsement of him for the democratic nomination. If the NRA, and it's 5 million plus members, were to endorse Dean it would bring a windfall of support. As Gov. Dean says, there are many people who have been voting Republican for the past 50 years - what do they have to show for it? Their children don't have health insurance either. If the gun control issue was a non-issue in the 2004 election, many NRA voters would then feel as though they could make a choice that would ACTUALLY benefit them and their families.
The NRA under CEO LaPierre has been known to mis-report its own ratings in campaign mailings when it is beneficial to the GOP; for example, in the 1998 Illinois U.S. Senate race between Carol Moseley-Braun and Peter Fitzgerald, the NRA sent postcards to voters which claimed that Fitzgerald had an "A" rating as a state legislator, when, in fact, he had only a "C." Gov. Dean, however, has widely publicized his "A" rating, and an attempt by LaPierre to distort this fact would likely backfire. If Republicans can't portray the 2004 election as a referendum on gun rights, it's unclear whether the NRA would be able to turn out such impressive numbers for Republicans as they did in the 2000 election and in the mid-term elections of 2002.
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They go on to give contact details and a sample letter to the NRA requesting their endorsement. First time I've seen a far-left Democrat (well, his supporters, actually) request an NRA endorsement!