YES! 90% of Americans want expanded background checks.
53%
NO! Voters will be swayed by other issues in the next election.
47%
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Thom's Blog Is On the Move
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Hello All
Thom's blog in this space and moving to a new home.
Please follow us across to hartmannreport.com - this will be the only place going forward to read Thom's blog posts and articles.
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From Screwed:
"I think many of us recognize that for all but the wealthiest, life in America is getting increasingly hard. Screwed explores why, showing how this is no accidental process, but rather the product of conscious political choices, choices we can change with enough courage and commitment. Like all of Thom’s great work, it helps show us the way forward."
From Unequal Protection, 2nd Edition:
"If you wonder why and when giant corporations got the power to reign supreme over us, here’s the story."
From Screwed:
"If we are going to live in a Democracy, we need to have a healthy middle class. Thom Hartmann shows us how the ‘cons’ have wronged this country, and tells us what needs to be done to reclaim what it is to be American."
Progressive groups are already putting ads in local newspapers, and sending out E-mails, so the fight continues and senators are being held accountable. Let's hope they can keep the momentum going until 2014 elections. Maybe they all won't pay the price come election day, but only enough to give the senate a 60 progressive majority is needed. Having the opponents on record is a tried and true method for elections. Let's hope it pays off. Some of these states, and I've lived in a few of them, are sparcely populated backwaters where macho is measured by the number of guns you have in the back of your pickup, where people can be easily swayed by NRA types and where sometimes the difference between Democrats and Republicans is tough to figure. Most of these gun toters are hunters, collectors, and target shooters. So who can say? Tougher times, lack of jobs and economic issues may play a bigger role toward cleaning House and Senate.