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the ballot box but they have made gains. there was a coalition that came together after the sandy hook massacre in 2012 and has risen as a rival to the nra. now they have not been able to counter yet the influence that the nra has here in washington. but they have seen victories at tate legislatures where they ve been more likely to pass some form of expanded background checks or other provisions to keep firearms out of the hands of domestic abusers when thae they ve put to the public in the ballot referendums have been able to enact universal background checks so many people part of the that movement liken this to the fight for gay marriage where they are not expecting the action to happen at the federal level. they think this is a battle that will play out in the states. but if you do look just quickly at 2020 democrats, it is remarkable to see just how forcefully they are running on the issue of gun control. where this is now a central pillar of most of their campaigns which is a bi
brianna keilar is live on capitol hill with more. what s the latest there? reporter: well, the timing could not be worse for republicans because what they want to be focused on is their tax reform proposals, those coming out from both chambers yesterday. but also they re facing tremendous political headwinds. this came apparent on tuesday night when democrats across the country really had a sweep when it came to gubernatorial, mayoral, state legislative and even ballot referendums. they did so well and that put republicans on notice. republicans feeling like they really need to deliver, and now the focus is instead on roy moore. it s been very awkward as they have tried to deal with this. take a look. senator mcconnell [ overlapping speakers ] thank you. senator mcconnell thank you. reporter: so republicans there in the senate trying to ignore questions about this, even though it s all but impossible.