do to win the republican nomination. >> david frum what do you think as far as jeb bush? is this appearance at the nra a bid to shore up some support with more conservative members of the republican party who are a little weary of his views on common core and immigration? >> republicans have to be there. one of the things i'm baffled by is why no democrat makes an effort to be there. and part of that is the nra has drifted in such a direction where it's sort of lost sight of its goal as a lobby group and a political force on to itself. that the interests of the nra's leaders are by an adversarial relationship with the democratic party that helps with fund-raising. if you are advocating the interest of gun owners as a group you want to make sure you're protected by both parties as the case before the middle 1990s. there is an opportunity for a democrat to try to find some way to reach some kind of common ground. other democrats have been able to do that. john dingell most famously. >> let me unpack something you