Sally Kohn: There seems to be discrepancies and problems with poling that apply to everything, right? Where do guns specifically fit into this? So i think you're right that everything i've said so far could be said to apply for almost every issue. And clearly, what we see on these gun control referendums an order of magnitude bigger than the typical issue, right? 90 % support just almost entirely evaporating in republican areas. That says t there's something more going on here.Kohn: About half the public has this deep connection to gun rights and supports gunrights. A political campaign can activate that support and quickly flip ders who initially say they support background checks
In calling for Republicans to pass gun safety measures like expanded background checks, Democrats point to polls that show most Americans support the idea.
They aren’t wrong about the polling. In fact, some polls show that over 90 percent of Americans support expanded checks.
Polling, however, does not tell the whole story.
Guest: Nate Cohn, a domestic correspondent for The Upshot at The New York Times.
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