{"id":584068,"date":"2021-07-06T14:20:16","date_gmt":"2021-07-06T18:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=584068"},"modified":"2021-07-06T14:20:17","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T18:20:17","slug":"terry-mcauliffe-ripped-for-tweet-saying-it-should-be-easier-to-vote-than-buy-a-gun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/terry-mcauliffe-ripped-for-tweet-saying-it-should-be-easier-to-vote-than-buy-a-gun\/","title":{"rendered":"Terry McAuliffe Ripped For Tweet Saying It Should Be Easier To Vote Than Buy A Gun"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fterry-mcauliffe-ripped-for-tweet-saying-it-should-be-easier-to-vote-than-buy-a-gun%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=584068&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/terry-mcauliffe-e1625075398771.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Virginia Democratic nominee for governor Terry McAuliffe said on Tuesday that it should be easier to vote than buy a gun.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCall me crazy, but I think it should be easier to vote than it should be to buy a gun,\u201d he said in a tweet.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"8.2116788321168\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Call me crazy, but I think it should be easier to vote than it should be to buy a gun.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Terry McAuliffe (@TerryMcAuliffe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TerryMcAuliffe\/status\/1412404201318146055?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>McAuliffe is seeking his second term as Virginia governor after serving from 2014-2018, as state law prevents governors from serving consecutive terms. He <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/08\/terry-mcauliffe-glenn-youngkin-virginia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">won<\/a> the Democratic primary in June with over 60% of the vote.<\/p>\n<p>McAuliffe is a gun control advocate whose <a href=\"https:\/\/terrymcauliffe.com\/issues\/gun-violence-prevention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">platform<\/a> calls for a \u201cban\u201d on \u201cthe sale of assault weapons,\u201d and getting \u201chigh-capacity magazines, and \u2018ghost guns\u2019 off our streets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The tweet was slammed by users, with many pointing to the prevalence of mail-in ballots and strictness of gun control measures as evidence that voting is easier than obtaining firearms.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"10.747524752475\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Good news: it *is* easier to vote than buy a gun.<\/p>\n<p>Now, if you want to talk crazy, let\u2019s discuss your idea for a gun and magazine ban. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BbzLjuhMkr\">https:\/\/t.co\/BbzLjuhMkr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cam Edwards (@CamEdwards) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CamEdwards\/status\/1412435711509340161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"9.3333333333333\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I\u2019ve lived in Virginia for nine years. It\u2019s far easier to vote here than to buy a gun. You, as a former governor, should already know this but alas \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ubUf9N2Nlq\">https:\/\/t.co\/ubUf9N2Nlq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gabriella Hoffman (@Gabby_Hoffman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Gabby_Hoffman\/status\/1412443663259557896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"5.4311926605505\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Is there a mail a gun program I missed? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pYemEVnpGJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/pYemEVnpGJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jon Levine (@LevineJonathan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LevineJonathan\/status\/1412458384754974722?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"10.746268656716\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A brazen, vicious, and completely discrediting lie to suggest it\u2019s easier to purchase a gun in Virginia than to vote. Democrats such as McAuliffe get away with lying like this because the corrupt media that control discourse are propagandists who protect them every day. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aXXg74KpnK\">https:\/\/t.co\/aXXg74KpnK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mollie (@MZHemingway) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MZHemingway\/status\/1412453930068480008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>McAuliffe\u2019s Republican <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/10\/glenn-youngkin-virginia-governor-gop-nomination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">opponent<\/a> in the November election is Glenn Youngkin, the former CEO of the private equity giant Carlyle Group.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement to the Daily Caller, Youngkin campaign press secretary Macaulay Porter said, \u201cTerry McAuliffe\u2019s corrupt parole board released violent criminals and killers, making it easier for felons to get guns. Does Terry think his criminal first, victim last approach will go unnoticed? Does Terry think voters will forget his weak record on crime?\u201d<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/30\/politifact-retracts-terry-mcauliffe-campaign-fact-check\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Politifact Virginia Retracts Face Check Against Deceptive Terry McAuliffe Ad, Reposts The Same Conclusion A Day Later)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs governor, Glenn Youngkin will prioritize public safety, support law enforcement, work hard to keep guns out of the hands of criminals, and ensure all Virginians have faith in their elections and that every legal vote is counted quickly and accurately,\u201d Porter added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virginia Democratic nominee for governor Terry McAuliffe said on Tuesday that it should be easier to vote than buy a gun.\u201cCall me crazy, but I think it should be easier &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2314091,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/terry-mcauliffe-e1625075398771.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Terry McAuliffe Ripped For Tweet Saying It Should Be Easier To Vote Than Buy A Gun","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-584068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/terry-mcauliffe-e1625075398771.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Terry McAuliffe Ripped For Tweet Saying It Should Be Easier To Vote Than Buy A Gun","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/584068","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=584068"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/584068\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2314091"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=584068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=584068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=584068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}