The NRA’s political power is far weaker in competitive general elections.

Evidence

In genuinely competitive general elections, the NRA’s political clout is considerably weaker than the political power attributed to it (Johnson, 2012). In many of these races the NRA-backed candidates win the primaries but lose in general elections despite heavy financial backing from the NRA. — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 1230 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Armed challengers strike at elections where state capacity is weak — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 381; The NRA’s feared power is an artifact of primary politics, not general elections — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement: How People Do Harm…, 1230; The NRA’s influence concentrates in primaries, not general elections

Broader Connections

• The NRA’s feared power is an artifact of primary politics, not general elections #expands (0.95) — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 1230
• The NRA’s influence concentrates in primaries, not general elections #expands (0.95)