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DEL.ICIO.USThe NRA endorses Barrow over Republican challenger in the 12th District race
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
My Washington colleague Julia Malone sends word that the National Rifle Association has just endorsed the re-election campaign of U.S. Rep. John Barrow, the Savannah Democrat.
Read this as a significant blow to Barrow’s Republican challenger, John Stone.
It’ll be next week before the influential gun group posts all of its endorsements.
Meanwhile, Barrow’s campaign is touting the contents of a letter from the NRA Political Victory Fund that says this:
During your tenure in Congress, you have consistently supported the constitutional rights of law-abiding gun owners and sportsmen, demonstrating a strong commitment to our Second Amendment rights and hunting heritage… We urge our members and other gun owners and sportsmen in the 12th Congressional District of Georgia to vote for you on November 4th.
Certainly not by coincidence, Barrow was a co-sponsor of legislation to overturn the District of Columbia’s restrictions on gun ownership. The bill passed the House last week.
By the way — U.S. Rep. Jim Marshall, the Democrat from Macon, was also a co-sponsor of the D.C. gun bill.
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By rural
September 22, 2008 3:20 PM | Link to this
Barrow is a shoo-in for re-election down here. He has gone to every county in the district holding town hall meetings & evryone down here really likes him. Prediction: Barrow 70% Stone 30%.
By flip wilson
September 22, 2008 3:52 PM | Link to this
It truly doesn’t matter if Barrow wins or loses. He is the same as a Republican.
By Sarah
October 10, 2008 5:22 PM | Link to this
As someone who lives in the 12th district, I find it hard to believe that Barrow will garner 70%. Most intelligent people I know realize that Barrow tells Democrats that he will vote their way and the Republicans that he is just a Blue-Dog Democrat.