According to a recent Gallup poll, 72% of voters said that Gun policy would be extremely/very important to their choice of candidate for Congress. This was a higher percentage than for Taxes or Income/Wealth Distribution, and way ahead of Trade Policy and Climate Change.
In June 2018 Gallup asked “What do you think is the most important problem facing the country today?” 4% answered “Guns/Gun control” and 2% answered “Crime/Violence” compared with 15% for all economic answers summed together. In March 2018 (in reaction to Stoneman Douglas High School?) a whopping 13% of Americans said “Guns/Gun Control” was “the most important problem facing the country today.” We’re left to guess how many of these were pro- and how many anti- but … either way … Wow! Thirteen percent!
I hope the D candidate can find some wishy-washy middle-ground, lulling the “moderate” gun nuts while not angering the gun-control nuts.