Noah Rothman: It would be political malpractice to hand the GOP an issue on which the party is wholly united. Few matters would mend internal fences as quickly as a concerted effort to reinstate a ban on firearms ownership that expired nearly 20 years ago.
senators voted against when it was last proposed nine years ago) is a mere positioning statement? Voters aren’t in the market for posturing either, but that’s at least defensible as political strategy. It would, however, sacrifice one potential advantage voters bequeathed to Democrats in the midterms.
The House Republican caucus in the 118th Congress will have a narrow majority and will likely be typified by weak leadership. It would be political malpractice, then, to hand the GOP an issue on which the party is wholly united. Few matters would mend internal fences as quickly as a concerted effort to reinstate a ban on firearms ownership that expired nearly twenty years ago.
A decade ago, you could count on an overwhelming majority of Republicans to oppose a “public option” for health insurance. As recently as 2017,
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