2006 Primary NRA Political Victory Fund Rating: 7th District Gun Owner Fred Phillips Receives "A" Rating
The NRA Political Victory Fund web site also provides the following explaination of letter grades assigned to political candidates:
Apparently, Phillips would not have been eligible for the NRA "A+" as the NRA rating system has a bias favoring incumbent legislators...
I do not really know what true value that the NRA Victory Fund incumbent endorsement holds for most 7th House District voters as both the NRA endorsement page and Rep. Hill's official campaign "Accomplishments" web page each fail to mention all of those "critical NRA [legislative] issues" that Hill supposedly championed before the Tennessee General Assembly during his 2005 and 2006 freshman term...
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I don't suppose that Matthew informed the NRA Political Victory Fund within his NRA questionnaire that he sold his AR-15...I wonder if Rep. Hill bundled his rifle along with the sale of his "Hill of Beans" coffee shop supplies?
GRADES - Here is [sic] what the Ratings [sic] mean
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A+ An incumbent with not only an excellent voting record on critical NRA issues, but who has also made a vigorous effort to promote the Second Amendment.
Well, it does look like Matthew Hill was wearing a NRA ball cap while "vigorously" protesting U.S. troops during the 1999 Kosovo anti-war demonstration in Bristol, Tennessee...
A Solidly pro-gun candidate. An “A” incumbent who has supported NRA positions on key votes. May also describe a non-incumbent “A” candidate (one not represented with an *) who has previously held other office and cast consistent pro-gun votes, or an “A” candidate who hasn’t held office but has expressed strong support for NRA positions on Second Amendment issues. It should be noted that a “non-incumbent” candidate may have been awarded the “A” rating due solely to their responses on the NRA-PVF candidate survey.
Apparently, Phillips would not have been eligible for the NRA "A+" as the NRA rating system has a bias favoring incumbent legislators...
I do not really know what true value that the NRA Victory Fund incumbent endorsement holds for most 7th House District voters as both the NRA endorsement page and Rep. Hill's official campaign "Accomplishments" web page each fail to mention all of those "critical NRA [legislative] issues" that Hill supposedly championed before the Tennessee General Assembly during his 2005 and 2006 freshman term...
link
I don't suppose that Matthew informed the NRA Political Victory Fund within his NRA questionnaire that he sold his AR-15...I wonder if Rep. Hill bundled his rifle along with the sale of his "Hill of Beans" coffee shop supplies?
Labels: NRA, Rep. Matthew Hill
posted by Elmer Gantry at
8:41 AM
4 Comments:
I noticed that Tennessee State Senator Doug Henry has received the endorsement of the NRA in the 21st District race, but that hasn't stopped his Republican opponent, Bob Krumm, from advertising his "A" rating from the NRA. This is exactly the same thing that is going on with Hill and Phillips. Only, Hill isn't smart enough to realize that while an "A" rating is good to the NRA, it's not the same as an endorsement. Henry is not dumb enough to claim that Krumm is saying the NRA has endorsed him. However, Hill obviously has no idea that there's a difference.
And, from your research, it's looking like Hill may not even be endorsed at all. That wouldn't surprise me one bit.
Matthew Hill must have called the NRA Political Victory Fund as the Tennesee page was upgraded since the original post...
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nope...Phillips' site was maintaining the NRA "A" rating.
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