The myth of the invincible NRA

Can the Democrats make the NRA toxic? Only if they try.

NRA pins.
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The National Rifle Association, as every savvy politico knows, is all but invincible, a force of millions of dollars and grassroots power that keeps the U.S. Capitol and most state legislatures in its iron grip.

Or at least that's how people have thought of the NRA for a long time. But that may be about to change. In fact, Democrats could actually make the NRA toxic, at least in some places. All they have to do is try.

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Paul Waldman

Paul Waldman is a senior writer with The American Prospect magazine and a blogger for The Washington Post. His writing has appeared in dozens of newspapers, magazines, and web sites, and he is the author or co-author of four books on media and politics.