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Alcon
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« on: December 13, 2007, 12:41:02 PM »

Unless a gun control debate erupts over it (which hasn't happened yet, so it probably won't) this isn't the sort of thing that affects a presidential race.
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Alcon
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« Reply #1 on: December 13, 2007, 12:51:10 PM »
« Edited: December 13, 2007, 12:57:41 PM by Alcon »

Unless a gun control debate erupts over it (which hasn't happened yet, so it probably won't) this isn't the sort of thing that affects a presidential race.

It did affect 2000, though. Gore's pro-gun control stance helped him immensely in the suburbs, and that was mostly a result of Columbine.

Gun control certainly did affect the race in 2000.  It also screwed him over in a lot of areas - there were a lot of rural areas out West where Clinton did well, Gore did awfully, and then Bush's standing fell between 2000 and 2004.

It's an ever-present "cultural" issue, but I don't see these shootings having anywhere near the effect of a Columbine.

Then again, I was 10 in 2000, so I should probably stfu.
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