on that, the week after next. democrats are not certain that they have the 60 votes needed to overcome republican opposition to that measure, wolf. because there will be a filibuster, i suspect, even as far as expanding background checks are concerned. so here s the question is it possible that the democrats, the supporters of expanded gun control, will wind up with nothing? is it possible? it is possible. it would be devastating for the white house and for democrats. at this point what ses happening is democratic leadership is negotiating with republicans to look for some kind of compromise that would get them over that 60-vote hurdle needed to overcome republican opposition to the measure because it would be almost unthinkable at this point for the white house and for democrats to get nothing on gun legislation. some kind of background check measure seems very likely and within reach so they re really looking for that compromise. john king is here as well. some of the preside
that is a particularly important part of oklahoma, because one of the senators from oklahoma, the nra s a rated tom coburn was being aggressively courted to co-sponsor a bipartisan bill in the senate for universal background checks. today we learned that that effort has failed. tom coburn will not be signing on to the universal background check measure that is set to be introduced in the senate tomorrow. the one that 87% of his constituents support. he is going to give the one-finger salute to 87% of his constituents in order to do what the nra wants him to do instead. the washington post reporting tonight that negotiations for a broad, bipartisan background check bill, including tom coburn, have stalled. now it will be left to democrats chuck schumer and joe manchin and lone republican mark kirk of illinois to try to find republican support elsewhere. and yes, senator mark kirk is himself a republican, but his f rating from the nra may not make him the best pitchman for
effort has failed. tom coburn will not be signing on to the universal background check measure that is set to be introduced in the senate tomorrow. the one that 87% of his constituents support. he is going to give the one-finger salute to 87% of his constituents in order to do what the nra wants him to do instead. the washington post reporting tonight that negotiations for a broad, bipartisan background check bill, including tom coburn, have stalled. now it will be left to democrats chuck schumer and joe manchin and lone republican mark kirk of illinois to try to find republican support elsewhere. and yes, senator mark kirk is himself a republican, but his f rating from the nra may not make him the best pitchman for recruiting more republican support to this bill. and they will need that if they re going to pass this bill over an all but certain republican filibuster. is it really possible that the
part of oklahoma, because one of the senators from oklahoma, the nra s a rated tom coburn was being aggressively courted to co-sponsor a bipartisan bill in the senate for universal background checks. today we learned that that effort has failed. tom coburn will not be signing on to the universal background check measure that is set to be introduced in the senate tomorrow. the one that 87% of his constituents support. he is going to give the one-finger salute to 87% of his constituents in order to do what the nra wants him to do instead. the washington post reporting tonight that negotiations for a broad, bipartisan background check bill, including tom coburn, have stalled. now it will be left to democrats chuck schumer and joe manchin and lone republican mark kirk of illinois to try to find republican support elsewhere. and yes, senator mark kirk is himself a republican, but his f rating from the nra may not make him the best pitchman for recruiting more republican support to this
government resistance. if that s all that comes out on this entire debate, is that a win for the white house? i think anything is a win for the white house after ignoring this issue four years straight and under the bush administration. if any kind of legislation will be a win because there s been so little done on it over the past 10, 15, 20 years. as we mentioned earlier. president obama will be making gun control at least part of the state of the union address on tuesday. earlier this morning you reported that a constituent there of illinois congresswoman whose son was shot to death last year will be a guest at the state of the union address. what s with the thinking here? do we think that personal appeals like this, do they work? it could, because part of what we re talking about here is the battle for public opinion to push some lawmakers over the edge and to supporting something if not the background check measure and the assault weapons. so democrats are teach trying to