the political world right after trump s election. john ossoff lost, having frankly stayed away from the gun issue. two years later, lucy mcbath, whose son was killed in gun violence, ran on the issue and won, a swing district. as you mentioned the eight races we targeted won as well. it used to be that guns turned out republicans in general elections. that s not how it works any longer. exit polls show from last november that of the voters who said guns was their number one issue, 70% of those voters were democrats, not republicans. and so if republicans want to win back the house of representatives, they ve got to start voting for things like background checks that have a 97% approval rating. and i would argue to my colleagues in the senate that if they don t get right on this issue right now, this year when they have the chance, that they re not going to control the senate for long either. let me ask you about that, the strategic dynamics at work here. i noted that the nr 8, as tha
longer. exit polls show from last november that of the voters who said guns was their number one issue, 70% of those voters were democrats, not republicans. and so if republicans want to win back the house of representatives, they ve got to start voting for things like background checks that have a 97% approval rating. and i would argue to my colleagues in the senate that if they don t get right on this issue right now, this year when they have the chance, that they re not going to control the senate for long either. let me ask you about that, the strategic dynamics at work here. i noted that the nr 8, as that effort was titled, was essentially a reference to the nra. i noted in my introduction that even nra members are among the vast majority of americans who support universal background checks. the nra has been such an important part of how we understand who the adversary is on this policy issue that otherwise is so popular with the american people. the nra today, however, is in a
november that of the voters who said guns was their number one issue, 70% of those voters were democrats, not republicans. and so if republicans want to win back the house of representatives, they ve got to start voting for things like background checks that have a 97% approval rating. and i would argue to my colleagues in the senate that if they don t get right on this issue right now, this year when they have the chance, that they re not going to control the senate for long either. let me ask you about that, the strategic dynamics at work here. i noted that the nr 8, as that effort was titled, was essentially a reference to the nra. i noted in my introduction that even nra members are among the vast majority of americans who support universal background checks. the nra has been such an important part of how we understand who the adversary is on this policy issue that otherwise is so popular with the american people. the nra today, however, is in a very different position than they