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5 Jan, 5 tweets, 2 min read
NRA in Last-Minute Push to Boost GOP in Georgia

Second Amendment advocates outspend gun-control groups 40 to 1

freebeacon.com/2020-election/…
The NRA is sending out 100,000 texts to motivate gun voters in Georgia today. That's the final part of a $4.5 million effort. In contrast, Bloomberg-backed Everytown has spent just under $3,000. freebeacon.com/2020-election/…
"Georgia is home to a significant number of law-abiding gun owners, and the stakes of this Senate runoff could not be higher—for every Georgian and American," NRA spokeswoman Amy Hunter told me.
Timothy Lytton, a Georgia State University professor who has studied gun politics, told me the spending gap comes down to differing turnout strategies. Gun issues motivate Georgia Republicans, not Georgia Democrats.
"This runoff is really all about turnout," Lytton told me. "Republicans turn out for gun rights and religion. Those are the top Republican mobilizing issues in the state. And that's just not true for the Democrats."

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