Republicans are already in trouble with suburban voters, and their enduring love of guns could make matters worse for them in 2020
A memorial service in Ohio for the victims of the Dayton massacre. Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images There’s a sad ritual that accompanies every major gun massacre in this country. There is a universally shared sense of shock and horror initially, followed sometimes by anger at the perpetrator and the cause he’s killing people to advance.
With the latest wave of gun violence, however, there are growing fears in Republican ranks that the GOP, which is already on shaky suburban ground, thanks to its barbarian leader and its atavistic positions on health care and the environment, may finally, in 2020, suffer some real damage for its slavish opposition to the most modest weapons restrictions. Sahil Kapur has the story:
It remains possible, as Republicans recognize the new risks, that GOP congressional leaders could agree to a small breach in the wall of opposition to new gun regulation. Even Trump hinted at this possibility on Twitter, before retreating in his formal speech to the traditional “guns don’t kill” position:
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