"Voters consider NRA endorsement a negative"

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Voters consider NRA endorsement a negative

by Public Policy Polling

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/main/2013/02/voters-consider-nra-endorsement-a-negative.html

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Much has been made in recent weeks about the NRA's political strength, but PPP's newest national poll finds more voters consider their endorsement to be a negative than a positive. 39% say they would be less likely to vote for a candidate who had the NRA's support to just 26% who say they'd be more likely to, with 32% saying it wouldn't influence them one way or the other. Among independents 41% consider an NRA endorsement to be a turn off to 27% who say it's a plus.

In general 53% of voters say they support stricter gun laws in the country to 39% who are opposed to them. Those numbers are basically identical to a 53/40 spread a month ago, suggesting that the desire for stronger legislation has not died down as Newtown gradually fades from voters' minds. On the specific issue of an assault weapons ban 51% of voters are supportive to 42% who are opposed. It has support from a solid majority of Democrats, as well as 26% of Republicans.

Other notes from our new national poll:

-Congressional Republicans have seen some improvement in their numbers over the last month. They still have only a 22% approval rating with 68% of voters disapproving of them, but that's an improvement from a 15/75 spread a month ago. Most of the improvement has come with GOP voters, whose anger over the fiscal cliff deal seems to have subsided a little bit.

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[Thinkingabout]

1. The NRA needs to know their rating Congress members is going to start to be a downfall.

This could put the crazy executives of NRA back in the box until they get rid of the crazy and get back to safety and sensible issues for gun owners. They represent gun manufacturers plain and simply. This is an industry which is unable to provide any safety measures and therefore the regulations will come from other sources and they probably will not be happy. They need to be providers of information or suffer the consequences. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!!!!

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2. Great sentiments.