Politics News & Analysis: Before Newtown, NRA was already losing support

If you have difficulty viewing this newsletter, click here to view as a Web page. Click here to view in plain text. Thursday, December 20, 2012 Top Stories Even before Newtown tragedy, NRA was losing Democratic support Peter Wallsten and Tom Hamburger Months before the massacre in Newtown, the powerful gun rights group faced an unexpected problem. PostPolitics Headlines 'Cliff' showdown: vote on Boehner's plan expected by early evening Obama endorses gun restrictions GOP House leaders try to build support for 'Plan B' Defense bill draws varied reviews The Fix Chuck Hagel gets Susan Rice treatment Brown backs federal assault weapons ban This is how grand bargains end More Headlines Four State Dept. officials disciplined after Benghazi probe In Newtown, Nancy Lanza a subject of sympathy for some, anger for others For many Mexicans, social mobility moves downward too easily U.S. to sell off remaining GM shares Opinions Forcing uninformed voting George F. Will Don't forget Newtown E.J. Dionne Jr. One nation, under guns Harold Meyerson Obama's shaky focus Dana Milbank INTERACTIVE 'Fiscal cliff' calculator: What it will mean for me? As President Obama and Congress negotiate a plan to avoid the fiscal cliff, use this tool to estimate how real families would be impacted by some of the options on the table. Get The Washington Post, your way. Want to stay on top of the latest news, features, commentary and more? Here's how: Mobile: Alerts: Social Media: Applications Web site E-mail SMS RSS Feeds Facebook Twitter SEND TO A FRIEND UNSUBSCRIBE E-NEWSLETTER CENTER GET HELP Washington Post Digital E-mail Customer Care 1150 15th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20071 ©2012 The Washington Post Privacy Policy