the candidate who they did not invite subsequently asked for a speaking slot and received one. she told me that rand had never asked for a speaking slot. never followed up to say, hey, i wasn t invited but can you let me in anyway that s why he was left off. so there s a difference of opinion here as to why rand is not here. chris christie also not on the please do attend our for um list. ken, over to you. the nra is spending, what,s s$32 million on the election. how are the organizations going to wield more power looking at this next cycle, 2016 and perhaps how much more or less money they might spend jvlgt. yeah, richard. the nra you point out spent a lot of money. one of the top ten spenders in the presidential election in 2012. among the top outside spenders in the mid-term elections in 2014 and i think that trajectory will only continue. more members now. 5 million-plus members, than