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Dirty trick? Gun rights robo calls in Michigan boost Santorum, uses NRA name
By NBC's Domenico Montanaro
Pro-Rick Santorum robo calls, using the National Rifle Association's name, are running in Michigan ahead of tomorrow's primary, an NRA member in Michigan emails First Read.
The call compares Santorum and Romney's NRA records, urges members to vote for Santorum, and uses Romney's own words against him.
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The call tells members that if they care about their right to own a gun, then this message is critical. It notes that Santorum received an A-plus rating from the NRA and calls him a a friend of sportsmen and hunters. Romney, on the other hand, is derided as a disaster for gun owners and uses his own words against him.
"I don't line up with the NRA," Romney is heard saying, replaying his comments from his 1994 Senate bid.
More: http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/27/10518784-dirty-trick-gun-rights-robo-calls-in-michigan-boost-santorum-uses-nra-name
Pro-Rick Santorum robo calls, using the National Rifle Association's name, are running in Michigan ahead of tomorrow's primary, an NRA member in Michigan emails First Read.
The call compares Santorum and Romney's NRA records, urges members to vote for Santorum, and uses Romney's own words against him.
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The call tells members that if they care about their right to own a gun, then this message is critical. It notes that Santorum received an A-plus rating from the NRA and calls him a a friend of sportsmen and hunters. Romney, on the other hand, is derided as a disaster for gun owners and uses his own words against him.
"I don't line up with the NRA," Romney is heard saying, replaying his comments from his 1994 Senate bid.
More: http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/27/10518784-dirty-trick-gun-rights-robo-calls-in-michigan-boost-santorum-uses-nra-name
Hey Michiganders - Mitt Romney wants to take your guns! Vote Ol'Frothy he'll protect you!
