Try telling that to every purple state Dem. Hell I, and lots of other libertarian/conservative voters in my district voted against the carpet bagging scumbag Allen West. (Before you yell, listen to the background). He moved from his district to ours because he knew he couldn't win in his own. He blew out a good ol'boy local GOP sheriff with lots of years of service in OUR district because he hit us like Hillary hit New York. Never lived here a day in his life, and came in with millions of out of state money. Thing is, folks down South don't like carpetbaggers, particularly when they lie, and even the GOP front runner West defeated endorsed the Dem who wound up winning. Yeah, it was partially out of spite, but it was also because he reassured folks he was pro-gun. If he hadn't done that he would have lost. Think he's going back on that when he knows he's got another election in two years? Hell, look at Harry Reid, the guy won't give a gun control bill floor time because he represents Nevada. So yeah, there's fear of the NRA, its why I give them money.