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Monday, March 21, 2005

The Hook & Bullet Vote

This story in Denver's Rocky Mountain News says it best - Democrats are learning how to use their solid environmental record to attract hunters/fishermen/outdoorsmen (aka. the "Hook & Bullet vote"). This is particularly important because its an area Democrats are playing offense - they are reaching into a constituency that, because of the NRA, has trended conservative/Republican in recent years. But folks are starting to realize that there's more to the outdoorsmen's agenda than just gun rights.

Read the article - it is one of the keys to the future for Democrats in "red" America.