Explore The NRA Universe Of Websites

APPEARS IN News

Is Another Presidential Candidate Preparing to Exit the Race?

Monday, February 3, 2020

Is Another Presidential Candidate Preparing to Exit the Race?

We ask this question only half-jokingly, and as a response to Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren’s recent introduction of a “new” anti-gun bill.  It seems that every time a Democrat hoping to unseat President Donald Trump this November begins to see their campaign unravelling, they start to hammer on attacking the Second Amendment.

First came California Representative Eric Swalwell.  To be fair, though, the clock on when he would exit the race started the moment he filed.  The only reason people outside of his district would be aware of his existence was if they were interested in obscure politicians who make ominous threats towards large swaths of law-abiding Americans.

Next to quit was Texas Representative Robert Francis ORourke.  A media darling when running a losing campaign against U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, O’Rourke’s luster hardly faded with that loss.  But during his lackluster Presidential bid, when he shifted gears from just banning guns to actually confiscating them, the wheels completely fell off his campaign.  Now O’Rourke, once a Democrat rising star with national aspirations, has been relegated to hyping special elections for the Texas state house.  And he’s faring no better there, as his losses continue to mount.

We may have actually predicted California Senator Kamala Harris would fail in her bid to face Trump.  The week after we wrote about Harris embracing gun confiscation as a possible “exit strategy” for her floundering campaign, she quit.

New Jersey Senator Cory Booker was the most recent proponent of gun confiscation to have to face reality, and abandon his quest to be the Democrat to challenge Trump.

This brings us back to Warren.

She hasn’t turned to openly advocating for gun confiscation, as the other failed candidates had, and she has been consistently hitting double-digits with polls, which the others could only dream of doing.  Last October, her polling numbers even hit the mid-20s, and she was in a virtual tie with long-time frontrunner Joe Biden.

But that was last October.

Since that peak, Warren’s numbers have seen a dramatic decline, and are now stagnating in the mid-teens.

As for her legislation, there is really nothing new about it.  It includes banning semi-automatic firearms like the AR-15, a federal licensing scheme for all gun purchasers, “universal” background checks, and other proposals that have already been introduced.  This anti-gun wish-list is also part of Warren’s anti-gun platform posted to her campaign website.

So what’s the point?  Why take a number of proposals that have gained no traction in the Senate, bundle them together, and try to sell them as a “big, bold proposal?”

The announcement of her anti-gun Senate bill could be seen as a desperate attempt to generate some traction in the polls among those Democrats who embrace eviscerating the Second Amendment.  During the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump, Warren tried to steal a little bit of the spotlight by asking a ridiculous question of Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, who is presiding over the process.  Clearly, she’s looking for something…anything…to rejuvenate her fading aspiration to be President.

Stagnating poll numbers and ramping up the anti-gun agenda have been, thus far, harbingers of doom for the field of Democrat Presidential hopefuls this election cycle.  Is Senator Warren’s campaign set on the same path of despair that so many others have followed before her?  Only time will tell.

TRENDING NOW
Arkansas Atrocity Highlights Need for Reform in Rules Governing Carry in Public Parks

News  

Monday, August 25, 2025

Arkansas Atrocity Highlights Need for Reform in Rules Governing Carry in Public Parks

On the heels of the shocking and seemingly random murder of a couple in an Arkansas state park while they were walking a trail with their young children, many are revisiting their self-defense plans in the great ...

Everytown Gun “Safety” Course—Step One: Don’t Own a Gun

News  

Monday, August 25, 2025

Everytown Gun “Safety” Course—Step One: Don’t Own a Gun

Our friends at the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) have reported that Everytown, an active and well-funded anti-gun organization, is now purporting to be branching out into teaching gun owners how to safely handle firearms.

Update: North Carolina House Reschedules Veto Override Vote

Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Update: North Carolina House Reschedules Veto Override Vote

Today, the House rescheduled the veto override vote on Senate Bill 50, Freedom to Carry NC, to Monday, September 22. 

Florida Urges SCOTUS to Grant Cert in NRA’s Challenge to its Young Adult Purchase Ban and to Rule its Own Law Unconstitutional

Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Florida Urges SCOTUS to Grant Cert in NRA’s Challenge to its Young Adult Purchase Ban and to Rule its Own Law Unconstitutional

In May, the National Rifle Association petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to hear NRA v. Glass, our challenge to Florida’s ban on firearm purchases by adults under 21.

NRA Files Lawsuit Challenging Massachusetts’s “Assault-Style” Firearms Ban

Thursday, August 21, 2025

NRA Files Lawsuit Challenging Massachusetts’s “Assault-Style” Firearms Ban

Today, the National Rifle Association, Gun Owners’ Action League, Pioneer Valley Arms, three NRA members, and another individual filed a lawsuit challenging Massachusetts’s ban on “assault-style” firearms.

Tenth Circuit Holds New Mexico’s 7-Day Waiting Period Unconstitutional in NRA Case

Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Tenth Circuit Holds New Mexico’s 7-Day Waiting Period Unconstitutional in NRA Case

Today, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals held New Mexico’s seven-day waiting period for firearm purchases unconstitutional in Ortega v. Grisham, a case brought by the National Rifle Association and Mountain States Legal Foundation, with the ...

Chicago Woman Shot with Stolen Buyback Gun Files Suit

News  

Monday, August 11, 2025

Chicago Woman Shot with Stolen Buyback Gun Files Suit

NRA has often reported on failed “gun buyback” programs in cities across the country as being worse than useless. 

Supreme Court Review Sought in NRA-Backed Challenge to California’s Magazine Ban

Friday, August 15, 2025

Supreme Court Review Sought in NRA-Backed Challenge to California’s Magazine Ban

Today, a Petition for Certiorari was filed asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear Duncan v. Bonta, a case—backed by the National Rifle Association and California Rifle & Pistol Association—challenging California’s prohibition on magazines capable of holding ...

North Carolina: Pro-Gun Bills Advance in Veto Override Session

Tuesday, July 29, 2025

North Carolina: Pro-Gun Bills Advance in Veto Override Session

During a veto override session on Tuesday, July 29th, both chambers passed House Bill 193 (H193) and defeated Governor Josh Stein's veto.

Florida: Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday Signed by Governor

Monday, July 7, 2025

Florida: Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday Signed by Governor

Governor Ron DeSantis recently signed the Florida Budget for Fiscal Year 2025–2026, which includes a Second Amendment sales tax holiday from September 8 through December 31, 2025. The NRA is thankful for Governor DeSantis’ strong ...

MORE TRENDING +
LESS TRENDING -

More Like This From Around The NRA

NRA ILA

Established in 1975, the Institute for Legislative Action (ILA) is the "lobbying" arm of the National Rifle Association of America. ILA is responsible for preserving the right of all law-abiding individuals in the legislative, political, and legal arenas, to purchase, possess and use firearms for legitimate purposes as guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.