{"id":387,"date":"2009-11-05T15:01:06","date_gmt":"2009-11-05T20:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=387"},"modified":"2009-11-05T15:01:29","modified_gmt":"2009-11-05T20:01:29","slug":"bad-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=387","title":{"rendered":"Bad analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the Times Union, “A central lesson in the 23rd<\/a>“:<\/p>\n

“For all the money that national conservative groups poured into the race for the 23rd Congressional District, their candidate lost. That is the undeniable bottom line … all that advertising and support from … a host of other outside … pro-gun groups didn’t make voters think much differently. Those groups could not persuade a majority of voters to believe in a platform that they didn’t endorse … New Yorkers as a whole … They tend to be more interested in sensible gun control than ensuring that every citizen can pack heat …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Except the gun issue wasn’t an issue in the race. \u00a0The NRA<\/a> rated both Doug Hoffman and Bill Owens as “AQ<\/strong>” based upon their candidate questionnaires and the Brady Bunch<\/a> was nowhere to be seen. \u00a0Gunnies had nothing to win or lose in that race no matter who came out ahead.<\/p>\n