Pursuits
NRA Pull in Congress Tested After 2012 Losses, Shooting
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The National Rifle Association spent at least $12 million -- and bestowed its endorsement on Republican nominee Mitt Romney at a Virginia rally -- in its unsuccessful bid to oust President Barack Obama.
The pro-gun rights organization invested $300,000 in each of the Senate races in Ohio, Virginia and Florida, according to the Washington-based Center for Responsive Politics, and lost them all. Its lone winner in a competitive Senate contest: Arizona Republican Jeff Flake.