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Jun 2022
28m 20s

Why Polling on Gun Control Gets It Wrong

The New York Times
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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. 
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