Gun Control in the Midterm Elections

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11 Races in Which Gun Control Will Matter in the Midterms

Democrat Gabrielle Gifford is a former Arizona representative who’s gone through six elections in her state, so she knows exactly what she’s putting her fellow politicians through this midterm cycle. Glifford and her husband, former astronaut Mark Kelly, are using their co-founded super PAC Americans for Responsible Solutions to put pressure on Congress members facing an election this term.

The group is pouring millions into select races in the House of Representatives and Senate to aid a total of 11 candidates and possibly more who are in favor of greater gun control legislation. If only because more anti-gun control proponents lean right, Gifford and Kerry’s efforts lean more to the left. However, that doesn’t mean they’re supporting only Democrats. The group is also backing GOP members up for reelection in two states, as well.


The group will back

Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colo.),
Sens. Mary Landrieu (D-La.)
Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.)
Kay Hagan (D-N.C.)
Al Franken (D-Minn.)
Ron Barber (D-Ariz.)
Ann Kuster (D-N.H.)
Carol Shea-Porter (D-N.H.)
Bruce Braley (D-Iowa)
Susan Collins (R-Maine)
Mike Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.)

The two Republicans are the exceptions, with Americans for Responsible Solutions possibly directing negative efforts toward Mike Coffman (R-Colo.) but making it clear that it has no intention to go after Sens. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) and Mark Begich (D-Alaska). Both Democrats are incumbents with difficult races against them. “We would in some ways love nothing more than to have a bigger list of Republican incumbents we could support,” said ARS senior adviser Pia Carusone to Politco.

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We are working hard to get rid of both, Shea Porter and Shaheen.
Since they have been such locally out spoken pro Obama lap dogs it may not be that hard a fight.
As for Susan Collins in Maine, she has been a RINO'ette protege of Olympia snow since the 80's.
Even if the real Republicans can't get rid of her, the calender will soon do it for them.
I missed ole Annie Kuster when I read the list the first time.
I've been telling every one since the first time she ran, "We had one Custer out West, you see how THAT turned out. Do you really want another ?"