GOP Rep. Drops Pro-Gun Stance, A+ NRA Rating From Campaign Site

[DonViejo]

By Cristina Cabrera | March 30, 2018 12:00 pm

Rep. Mike Bishop (R-MI) has scrubbed all traces of his pro-gun stance and A/A+ rating from the National Rifle Association (NRA) from his campaign site.

The Detroit News reported on the change Wednesday, days after the massive nationwide March For Our Lives rallies that called for tighter gun control measures in wake of the Parkland high school shooting. The move could signal at least one Republican’s concern that the gun group’s mark of approval may not go over well with voters amid the burgeoning gun control movement.

Campaign spokesman Stu Standler told TPM in an email that the change merely “reflects an update for a Congressman who has served for 2 terms and has worked on several pieces of legislation that have been signed into law and are helping the community,” and that “Mike Bishop has not changed positions on these issues.”

“The last version of the website was written when Mike Bishop was a candidate in 2014 and never served in Congress,” Standler added.

Bishop’s district is one of the Democrats’ targets in the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s “Red to Blue” program for the 2018 midterms, and the Detroit News noted that Democratic candidate Elissa Slotkin raised more money than Bishop during the last two quarters of 2017.

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[hlthe2b]

1. Making progress if they realize what a black mark this has become...

[peggysue2]

4. Indeed!

I don't think any of us could have imagined this sort of thing last year. Yet here it is.

Quite remarkable.

[SoCalMusicLover]

5. Trying To Hide Their True Loyalties

Don't think that they have changed their opinions, or that they suddenly are not accepting campaign donations from the NRA. Don't expect that their voting will be any different once they've been elected.

They merely want to avoid showing their true leanings, so perhaps someone who does not know better, might forget their pro-gun stance since it's not listed.

[dalton99a]

7. Exactly.

[Angry Dragon]

9. +5,000

[Wwcd]

2. A little late to run & hide. Coward!

[gratuitous]

3. "Why it feels different this time" a continuing series

Also, the "Oh, no reason" excuse-making by Bishop's toady Stu Standler is why things feel different this time around. Time for more pressure.

[BigmanPigman]

6. Typical GOP maneuver!

[Mr. Ected]

8. Doesn't mean that Elissa Slotkin and Chris Smith can't highlight his gun-lovin' record

In the midterms.

What a coward.