How many of the people surveyed get their information from tainted media sources like Fox News that are in cahoots with the NRA?That seems to suggest exactly what I’m saying. Republicans have required scores murdered in mass shootings to even reach half support for “stricter gun laws.”
How much of that 15% increase in republicans form 2016 to now do you think were *enlightened*? How much of the original 35% do you think were staunch in their support for stricter gun laws?
Answer: very few on both.
You may be right in that we discount how strongly the constituents of these politicians actually matter vs money... but you're also discounting how much the NRA money goes into shaping these opinions.