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Chan790

(20,176 posts)
15. That's great until he starts losing you safe Democratic states.
Thu Jan 16, 2014, 05:04 PM
Jan 2014

You have to understand how big gun control is in Southern New England and the urban East Coast. Yes, Brian Schweitzer will win you votes in rural America. He's dead in the water and will never gain even a modicum of traction, even as the Democratic nominee, someplace like CT where there is a substantial single-issue vote pool for stronger gun control.

(You need to understand this. Many Nutmeggers would trade the signature accomplishments of the current Democratic administration for a repeal of the 2nd Amendment. Not a majority, but enough that a Republican like Chris Christie willing to discuss gun control would win CT against the likes of a NRA-friendly Democrat like Schweitzer solidly.)

You can't lose safe Democratic states to win Republican leaning states. There will never be a strong RKBA Democratic nominee because the Democratic breadbasket of the Northeast is made up of voters no more willing to compromise on guns than they are on abortion.

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"Team Inevitable" tkmorris Jan 2014 #1
Kucinich 2008!!...nt SidDithers Jan 2014 #2
Nader!!! n/t PowerToThePeople Jan 2014 #10
Flying Spaghetti Monster 2182!!!!! nt backwoodsbob Jan 2014 #11
He's ProSense Jan 2014 #3
I never assume backwoodsbob Jan 2014 #4
Oh, no ProSense Jan 2014 #5
really? backwoodsbob Jan 2014 #7
Am I missing something? ProSense Jan 2014 #9
yep grasswire Jan 2014 #6
"Team Inevitable" saved this thread from the trash 1000words Jan 2014 #8
Unfortunately, I'm not a fan of his either. Chan790 Jan 2014 #12
I agree backwoodsbob Jan 2014 #14
Brian Schweitzer can make deep inroads into Red State and rural areas mikekohr Jan 2014 #13
That's great until he starts losing you safe Democratic states. Chan790 Jan 2014 #15
Except the chances a "gun control friendly" Rethug would be the nominee are nil ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jan 2014 #18
why is team inevitable going after this guy so hard? backwoodsbob Jan 2014 #16
nobody is scared of him, he has no chance of winning, people just don't like him JI7 Jan 2014 #17
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