its way through senate, or certainly through the house. so this is really tough slogging going forward. so mayor michael bloomberg sort of rolling out what he hopes will be a counterweight to the nra, that $12 million ad campaign, which you mentioned. it s going to air in 13 states, really targeting senators who he believes he might be able to sway to vote yes on this legislation. but, of course, a big question mark there, because you have the nra, you have democrats who live in red states, and of course you have republicans who are not in favor of these stiffer gun control laws. it continues to be a very divisive issue, craig, and really tough to get through both chambers. craig? what more can you tell me about the president s road trip that he s going to be taking? we heard yesterday that he might be hitting the road again to try to sway the public. reporter: well, craig, i think you re going to continue to see the president and the vice president hitting the road. of course, thi
support. of course, we saw public support for stiffer gun control laws mount in the wake of the newtown tragedies. so the president, the vice president really trying to harness that support. of course, this past week, you heard from vice president biden, who spoke with mayor bloomberg and talked about need for some of this legislation to be passed. by the way, if you talk to political analysts, they believe that the piece of legislation that has the best chance of making its way through congress, universal background checks. so you can expect the president and the vice president to really focus on that message when they hit the road, when they go to the public. kristen welker from the white house for us on this sunday afternoon, thank you. thanks. i want to brings in rhode island congressman, david sisaline right now. prior to serving in washington, with you were mayor of pro providen providence, rhode island, and also founding mayor of mayors against gun, which new york michael
representatives vote against that, common sense says they are going to have a price to pay for that. lapierre, in turn, responded that bloomberg s rhetoric was, quote, insane and would not work to deter the gun lobby. with more on all of this, nbc s kristen welker live from the white house. kristen, what s the political reality of how much sway either of these lobbies has? reporter: well, craig, look, politically, gun control laws are really tough to get through congress. and if you look at the polls, it shows that a majority of americans supports stiffer gun control laws. but congress is really much more divided. we saw that play out this week, when senate majority leader harry reid dropped the assault weapons ban from the senate bill. that s not really a surprise, but it sort of underscores just how divisive this issue continues to be. now in the senate bill, it includes universal background checks as well as stiffer penalties for straw purchases as well as gun trafficking. but i
nra s millions of members and small donors? i think psychologists would call what lapierre doing there is the nra had a hemmer lock on washington so long because of its lobbying power. lapierre, most gun rights advocates would admit, stumbled at the end of last year and the first part of this year by being so boisterous because that s worked for him. they haven t had a major loss in more than a decade. since 1993, there hasn t ban real gun control bill of any kind passed, and since even in 2007, virginia tech happened. the nra was able to shape the legislation of the past. so i don t i think actually we re in a new era with the nra being very effective in demagoguing a couple of thing. look how they treated the first wave of this. social media, stop dianne feinstein. demonized her.
show them the money. how much the presidential candidates are bringing in and how much they need. new york ci new york sit in protests. why the rage over corporate greed is being felt around the world? and, plus, how the money from tucan sam got shelved. how much money did they pull in over the last three months? in all, over $100 million got pulled into presidential campaigns. alex, money cannot by and it s a very important gauge of