{"id":6169,"date":"2012-05-28T12:46:21","date_gmt":"2012-05-28T16:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=6169"},"modified":"2012-05-28T12:46:21","modified_gmt":"2012-05-28T16:46:21","slug":"keeping-romney-in-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=6169","title":{"rendered":"Keeping Romney in line"},"content":{"rendered":"

National Review has a good article on how conservatives can keep Mitt Romney<\/a> in line, “Romney and the Right<\/a>.” \u00a0If you go through it and replace “conservative” with “pro-gun” you can get a sense of what we’re dealing with this election. \u00a0Some examples:<\/p>\n

“This November, millions of [pro-gunners] will find themselves in the familiar position of holding their noses to vote for a problematic Republican presidential candidate, because the alternative is far worse …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“… \u00a0it is important for [pro-gunners] to make it clear early that they will have no qualms about criticizing Romney if he doesn\u2019t run and govern as a [pro-gunner], although they will gladly give him their support when he earns it …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“… \u00a0 If Romney is convinced that [pro-gunners] will enthusiastically support him no matter what, then he\u2019ll make the calculation that he has room to migrate [antigun] during the general-election campaign and throughout a potential presidency. \u00a0But if he feels uneasy about his support among [pro-gunners], he\u2019s much more likely to run and govern [pro-gun] …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is the way NRA<\/a> should explain it to the membership. \u00a0Their “All In”<\/a><\/em><\/strong> BS isn’t going to motivate anyone.<\/p>\n