08ers and the NRA

Don't expect Rudy to be met with too many friendly faces at the NRA today:

Rudy Giuliani takes his presidential pitch to the National Rifle Association Friday -- a group he once likened to "extremists" -- but his past record as the Republican Party's biggest gun-control booster will make it almost impossible for him to win broad support, activists say.

In fact, a scheduling coincidence Friday shows just how hard it is for Giuliani to escape his past: He speaks to an NRA meeting here on the very same day his 2000 lawsuit against gun-makers goes before a federal appeals court in New York.

And Romney could be shooting himself in the foot by skipping NRA the forum:

But one official said Romney’s decision to send a recorded speech instead of attending in person “is a big mistake,” describing the move as “extremely disappointing,” particularly in light of Romney’s short time as an NRA member and past misstatements about how much of a hunter he is.

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