tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743339070414898975.post420872896374028277..comments2012-12-26T11:32:03.909-05:00Comments on Election Volunteer Coordinator in the NC 2nd District: NRA Voting Endorsements Alarm the New York TimesTom Goffehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08856893682307092760noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743339070414898975.post-62314519349696944182010-10-31T14:56:36.504-04:002010-10-31T14:56:36.504-04:00Well, I guess better late than never! But as late...Well, I guess better late than never! But as late as this is, I am sure the 2nd District would not have gotten the benefit of the orange election alert postcards. Those probably went to the other competitive districts in NC where the NRA backed Democrats against pro-gun Republicans, races NRA should have either stayed out of or endorsed both candidates, since they rated both candidates pro-gun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743339070414898975.post-78893531808122870282010-10-29T22:09:17.574-04:002010-10-29T22:09:17.574-04:00Actually, in the 2nd Congressional District the NR...Actually, in the 2nd Congressional District the NRA endorsed Renee Ellmers for the US House of Representatives earlier today.<br /><br />Keep in mind that the NRA is interested in the Right to Keep and Bear Arms and the party affiliation of a candidate or their stances on other issues of the day have nothing to do with whether or not the NRA endorses their candidacy. Extending an endorsement is a privilege that the NRA takes seriously and they do not automatically make an endorsement in every contest.Tom Goffehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08856893682307092760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743339070414898975.post-3786007208401935882010-10-29T16:07:04.936-04:002010-10-29T16:07:04.936-04:00As a gun owner and strong supporter of the 2nd Ame...As a gun owner and strong supporter of the 2nd Amendment, I am troubled by some of the NRA endorsements myself, but for a different reason.<br /><br />Take North Carolina Congressional seats for example. There are five of them that are considered competitive, the 2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th, and 11th districts. In two of those, the 2nd and 4th, the candidates are clearly on opposite sides on gun rights, as the Republicans get an A from NRA and the Democrats a D and an F. Given the differences on gun issues, common sense would dictate that these would be the main races that a pro-gun organization would concentrate on. But NRA has NOT endorsed, nor contributed money nor sent out the orange election alert postcards in either of these districts!<br /><br />Where did NRA get actively involved with endorsement and other help? In the three competitive districts where both candidates had pro-gun NRA ratings, and in all three of them, NRA backed the Democrat over the Republican. It is nothing but stupid to waste resources backing one ally against another ally, when those resources should be used to back a pro-gun candidate who can defeat an anti-gun candidate.<br /><br />I am not even looking at the non-competitive districts as those are foregone conclusions and endorsements there are consequently just for show.<br /><br />The pattern of endorsements and non-endorsement in North Carolina Congressional races looks very suspiciously Democrat friendly in a very partisan way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com