Pit thread for Martin_Hyde {He has been BANNED}

You cannot translate majority support for a position and just assume that means it helps you win elections if you support it. The people who support gun control already vote democratic - there’s very little to gain in terms of support by bring it up as a rallying issue. But it’s an issue that a lot of people are really passionate about, and while it’s true that most of them will vote reliably republican, the base of people who oppose gun control is much wider than you think. It’s not just republicans - there are lots of democrats that are pro-gun and who are alienated by focusing on gun control. Without a doubt, running on gun control as a major part of your platform is a vote loser for the democrats and a vote getter for the GOP.

There are a whole huge range of issues which are less divisive which are winning issues for the democratic party which are, quite frankly, orders of magnitude more important than the gun issue anyway. Climate change, access to health care, wealth inequality, rent prices, take your pick.

I already wrote about it here, but basically, the republicans are begging you to make gun control an issue in the 2022 election. It’s the best thing you could do for them.