Colorado recall election and guns

[locks]

Rachel Maddow just devoted the first 20 min of her show to yesterday's recall election in Colorado (the victory of the NRA on national news all day) and added info about the insane new law Missouri has just passed to nullify all federal gun control laws. Outstanding job as usual.

[onehandle]

1. The NRA lost 50% of the recalls. Their time is short.

The age of gun nuttery will end.

[mwrguy]

2. they won two in CO.

What others were there?

[onehandle]

3. There were four recall elections in Colorado. They lost half.

The NRA's influence is waning.

[Llewlladdwr]

5. You are incorrect.

There were only two recall elections in Colorado.

[curlyred]

8. Not really

There were more petitions out there that did not obtain the required signatures.

[Llewlladdwr]

9. Which means that there were no recall elections in those districts.

Which is why the rest of the world counts the number of recall elections as two, not four.

And the Dems are supposed to be the reality-based community...

[locks]

4. We are so proud of the elected state senators who were recalled

They were just on MSNBCs Lawrence O'Donnell's Last Word and were great. We believe with them that this was a small win for the NRA gun people with all their money, and that they represent many more sensible Coloradans than voted them out.

[lonestarnot]

6. As well you should be!

[wild bird]

7. It's sad that 2 Democrats lost,

but did they happen to mention that the pro recall forces were outspent by a margin of 6-1 by the anti recall forces.
And the huge majority of ads were run by the anti recall camp.
No ads were run for the pro camp.

[GreenStormCloud]

11. The pro-recall people were outspent by over 6 to 1 by the anti-recall people.

Bloomberg gave almost as much money, by himself, as the NRA did. The recall elections were not decided by money, but by the voters. They just weren't buying the gun control pitch.

[rl6214]

12. With all their money?

Bloomberg, the Giffords PAC and others outspent the NRA 6 to 1.

[ManiacJoe]

10. MO gun law was vetoed, override failed.