McAuliffe (Ex-Dem Party Chair; Now w/Clinton Campaign) "Gun Control Third Rail Loser"

[Connecticut Yankee]

Terry McAuliffe said gun control is a "third rail loser" per the NY Times Eidtorial below.

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Politicians should at least have the guts to tell the nation that retrogression is the state of gun control in America. But Congress’s new Democratic majority is a study in caginess, its leaders obviously mindful of the warning — issued by Terry McAuliffe, the former party chairman who is now a principal in Senator Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign — to avoid the subject as a third-rail loser. The question in the ’08 campaign is whether major candidates will dare to speak of Virginia Tech as anything more than an occasion to express grief.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/19/opinion/19thu3.html?_r=1&pagewanted=print&oref=slogin

 

[geekWithA.45]

Transgressing any element of the Bill of Rights should always be a third rail loser.

 

[AntiqueCollector]

But make no mistake, even if they deny support for it during an election, they still support it, and will pass it if elected and right excuse comes up. I suspect they may hold off on any gun control right now, until they can get the presidency, then they'll start the attack back up.

 

[Brett Bellmore]

One of the best things about Parker: It ought to make gun control a front page, unavoidable issue, just as the 2008 campaign is heating up. If it goes to the Supreme court, win, lose, or draw, they won't be able to avoid the topic.

 

[kcmarine]

When McAuliffe says that, it would be behoove of the dems to listen.

 

[jpk1md]

Actually folks some are of the opinion that we NEED the Dems to go after Gun Control.

If the Do NOT then they may gain a few percentage points that are typically required to swing close contests in their favor.

If the DO then The People will know them for the frauds they really are and vote against them.

Personally I hope they try it sooner than later.