Taking on NRA’s political power
THE National Rifle Association in the US spent at least $12m (€9m) — and bestowed its endorsement on Republican nominee Mitt Romney — in its unsuccessful bid to oust Barack Obama.
The pro-gun rights organisation invested $300,000 in each of the Senate races in Ohio, Virginia, and Florida, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, and lost them all. Its lone winner in a competitive Senate contest: Arizona Republican Jeff Flake.
