{"id":20607,"date":"2019-11-26T10:45:13","date_gmt":"2019-11-26T15:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=20607"},"modified":"2019-11-26T10:45:13","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T15:45:13","slug":"bloombergs-past-support-of-pete-king-backfires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=20607","title":{"rendered":"Bloomberg’s past support of Pete King backfires"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mother Jones writes<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg<\/a> officially entered the 2020 Democratic race Sunday with a potent asset: The vast trove of email addresses amassed by Moms Demand Action<\/a>, the nonpartisan gun control advocacy organization hosted under the umbrella of Everytown for Gun Safety<\/a>, which Bloomberg co-founded and largely finances. The leaders of Moms Demand Action state chapters and local groups received the news from Aimee Tavares, a senior national organizing director for the group, who sent an email roughly three and a half hours after news broke that Bloomberg would formally announce his candidacy. \u201cGiven his unique role in launching Everytown, his leadership in advancing the cause of gun safety, and the significant investments he\u2019s made in helping to grow our movement, Mayor Bloomberg\u2019s campaign is temporarily renting access to our list of supporters so they can communicate his plans for achieving our shared goal of a nation free from gun violence,\u201d Tavares wrote …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So, how has Duh Maya’s gun control advocacy gone over with the Democrat base?<\/p>\n

Not very well<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“Michael Bloomberg\u2019s past efforts to support gun control by endorsing Republicans are already backfiring on his presidential bid in Pennsylvania, highlighting how the party-switching former New York City mayor and multibillionaire media mogul could struggle to win over his new party\u2019s partisans … The resistance to Bloomberg in Pennsylvania exemplifies the broader struggle the Democrat-turned-Republican-turned-Independent-turned-Democrat might face as he campaigns for his new party\u2019s nomination. Bloomberg has a long history of backing and funding candidates in both parties, including supporting politicians whom the Democratic base views as out-and-out villains … In the 2018 election cycle, he backed Rep. Peter King<\/a>, a Long Island Republican infamous in Democratic circles for his anti-Muslim views and record. King has supported some gun control measures, including his introduction of a 2011 bill … that would have barred people from bringing a gun within 1,000 feet of a government official<\/a>. But King\u2019s decades long career in Congress includes its fair share of votes against tougher gun rules, such as a 1999 effort to close a loophole exempting gun shows from background checks<\/a> …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n