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Boehner: If senate passes, house will consider gun control.
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<blockquote data-quote="TallPrairie" data-source="post: 2124876" data-attributes="member: 7815"><p>Madness. Every one of those guys has to run for reelection in '14. If GOP voters conclude the party won't even fight for its base and protect it on its highest-priority issues, then they will just stay home, as a fair number already did for the squish nominee in '12. That will guarantee the loss of the House next year, and perhaps also the demise of the Republican party in national politics. Not at all far-fetched that this could happen. </p><p></p><p>The absolute best thing the House GOP could do is flatly refuse to hear any gun control measures in this climate. The second best thing they could do is attach national concealed carry reciprocity to every gun control bill they do take up. </p><p></p><p>What shifts momentum in your favor is acting like a winner. Actually say "No" to the left. Win a couple of winnable battles for a change and see how that works out for you.</p><p></p><p>I think these Senators and Reps are in genuine denial about just how close they are to destroying their party. People want some reassurance that it is still possible to oppose the left effectively in this country through regular politics. To deny them that, by caving on gun control when the GOP controls the House, would send a clear message that it's no longer possible. Then why bother participating in the GOP in national elections? </p><p></p><p>It would be incredibly corrosive if millions of people started drawing that conclusion in this already polarized political climate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TallPrairie, post: 2124876, member: 7815"] Madness. Every one of those guys has to run for reelection in '14. If GOP voters conclude the party won't even fight for its base and protect it on its highest-priority issues, then they will just stay home, as a fair number already did for the squish nominee in '12. That will guarantee the loss of the House next year, and perhaps also the demise of the Republican party in national politics. Not at all far-fetched that this could happen. The absolute best thing the House GOP could do is flatly refuse to hear any gun control measures in this climate. The second best thing they could do is attach national concealed carry reciprocity to every gun control bill they do take up. What shifts momentum in your favor is acting like a winner. Actually say "No" to the left. Win a couple of winnable battles for a change and see how that works out for you. I think these Senators and Reps are in genuine denial about just how close they are to destroying their party. People want some reassurance that it is still possible to oppose the left effectively in this country through regular politics. To deny them that, by caving on gun control when the GOP controls the House, would send a clear message that it's no longer possible. Then why bother participating in the GOP in national elections? It would be incredibly corrosive if millions of people started drawing that conclusion in this already polarized political climate. [/QUOTE]
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