Bartholomew Roberts
Member
Regardless of how you feel about the Democratic party, Howard Dean is the most pro-gun presidential candidate it has.
Next year, the so-called Assault Weapons ban sunsets right before the elections. Think that this issue will make its way into the Presidential campaign and be horribly hyped by the media?
Not too likely if Howard Dean is the Dem candidate - because the NRA has a 1992 questionaire from Dean opposing the federal AW ban. In fact, Dean is already getting attacked for this in the primaries by John Kerry.
Dean has since changed his official position to match that of GWB; but look at it this way, do you think that this issue is one the Democrats want to address if Dean is their only chance to beat Bush? Do you think they want to bring up this flip-flop during a Presidential election?
If Dean is the Dem nominee, the chances that either side wants to go on the attack over the AWB goes way, way down - and that will also translate into less sympathetic media columns that foist such crusades on the public.
Next year, the so-called Assault Weapons ban sunsets right before the elections. Think that this issue will make its way into the Presidential campaign and be horribly hyped by the media?
Not too likely if Howard Dean is the Dem candidate - because the NRA has a 1992 questionaire from Dean opposing the federal AW ban. In fact, Dean is already getting attacked for this in the primaries by John Kerry.
Dean has since changed his official position to match that of GWB; but look at it this way, do you think that this issue is one the Democrats want to address if Dean is their only chance to beat Bush? Do you think they want to bring up this flip-flop during a Presidential election?
If Dean is the Dem nominee, the chances that either side wants to go on the attack over the AWB goes way, way down - and that will also translate into less sympathetic media columns that foist such crusades on the public.