This Quinnipiac poll is getting some attention for its 2016 presidential numbers (Marco Rubio does only a tiny bit better against Hillary Clinton among Hispanics than Chris Chrisie does, if you care). But I want to draw your attention to dispiriting numbers about guns.
This is bad enough:
Republicans have the trust of 44 percent of voters on gun policy, compared to 42 percent for the president....But then, in the next paragraph, there's this:
By an 88 - 10 percent margin, including 85 - 13 percent among voters in households with guns, American voters support background checks for all gun buyers. Voters also support 54 - 41 percent a nationwide ban on the sale of assault weapons and back 54 - 42 percent a nationwide ban on the sale of ammunition magazines with more than 10 rounds.We live in a country where popular support for many Democratic positions on guns is nearly universal -- and yet voters trust the GOP more on the gun issue.
I throw up my hands in despair.
