The New York Times recently published this interactive regarding how the National Rifle Association rates members of Congress. The graphic explains how these grades are derived, and the accompanying article provides insight into the entire gun debate currently taking place in the United States.
I found it to be a wonderful example of how an interest group attempts to impact both policy and voting behavior. What do you think?
Another interesting way to analyze this post is to think about the fact that the N.R.A. is largely backed by, and supportive of, Republican politicians (as evidenced by the ratings), and New York Times is notoriously liberal. So, is the New York Times essentially acting as an anti-NRA interest group by publishing this, or by publishing this are they actually supporting the agenda of the NRA?
Lots of fun stuff to analyze; let me know what you think.
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