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Always make a lot of noise. then joy sterling ratings from the nra and would not even vote to allow a debate on background checks to keep a low profile to vote the party shrine for many of them a ticket to lifetime incumbency. they are the rank and file republicans, they are a big part of the equation of doom for background checks. and there is not a whole lot more to say them them to except to get on record with who they are. and they are senator john barrasso from wyoming. senator john boozeman from arkansas. and senator chad cochran from mississippi. senator mike crapo from idaho. senator m...

Single senator who voted no this week. all 46 of them. we have categorized them according to the specific forces and incentives that drove their actions this week and that drive their actions in general. multiple categories probably apply for many of the senators and we will do our best to acknowledge this as we go along. you may want to set your dvrs. some of the stats may go by too fast to catch. lori was ejected from this week's senate vote after yelling shame at senators. political consultant and former deputy state director for then senator hillary clinton. we have a lot of names to get h...

Background checks pop the republican side mitch mcconnell is the one that comes to mind. his poll numbers are not going -- not been good in kentucky. barely won in 2008. he will not face ashley judd who would have been an ideal opponent for him. he could get a serious challenge challenger. we will see how kentucky responds. mcconnell is an interesting test on this for within the party. and also general election. >> right. what's interest sing when you talk about democrats who voted no, and whether or not that's going to embolden democrats to go out in huge numbers and challenge them, the big i...

What -- forces are that would have made jeff flake vote no. he's from a state that's sort of a swing state. little bit more republican than democratic but trending on the democratic side. the rise latino population. it is a state with an established gun culture. arizona is the home of barry goldwater. mr. conservative. famous bookin about goldwater pick rick pearl stein. on the cover is goldwater holding a rifle. there is about arizona political culture there. lori, you were lobbying the senators in their offices and you had contact with make's office. can you tell us about how that went? >> y...

Level, you look at roger wicker, put him on there and found no evidence that he was really interested in voting for the back ground check, from a -- sort of very conservative state. he has an a-plus rating from the nra. he did vote for this. some of the others, though, he did vote to get to the debate. some of the others, though, really did flirt with background checks. one that stands out the most there is tom coburn. tom coburn spent, you know, a long time negotiateding with chuck schumer and looked like this was going to be the big republican get for schumer and was going to get a very cons...