The National Rifle Association  is in unfamiliar terrain on the 
conservative firing range this election year: It’s the target. 
The conservative Netroots are abuzz over the possibility that the NRA 
may endorse Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.). This would be the second major 
slight by the NRA for political conservatives — the gun group also just 
negotiated a big exemption on a campaign finance bill loathed by the 
right. 
Conservatives say there’s a clear political calculation at work: If Reid
 loses, he’s almost certain to be succeeded as majority leader by a 
fierce gun-control advocate, either Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin or New 
York Sen. Chuck Schumer. 
The NRA 
isn't even denying this line of reasoning but says it hasn’t made a 
decision about whether to endorse Reid.  “The Second Amendment and the National Rifle Association are always one 
bad incident away from politicians like Chuck Schumer and Dick Durbin 
exploiting their agenda of gun control,” said Andrew Arulanandam, an NRA
 spokesman. 
 
 
 
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