Mayor Pete vs. Beto: A spat over gun control has revived the rivalry between the next-gen hopefuls
Buttigieg has “consistently” supported background checks on gun sales, an assault weapons ban and red flag laws, said campaign spokesman Chris Meagher.
It’s not clear what effect this sparring might have on their polling. A CNN national poll last week found O’Rourke at 5 percent, while a Morning Consult survey on Monday had him at 4 percent, just 1 percentage point behind Buttigieg. But in an NBC/Wall Street Journal poll released Tuesday, O’Rourke failed to register above 1 percent, while Buttigieg rose to 7 percent.
It’s also a reminder that “Beto was going to be the ‘next generation’ candidate, and Pete usurped that space, so it’s not surprising to see this back-and-forth,” Axelrod added. Rep. Don Beyer , who's endorsed Buttigieg, said the Indiana mayor is "doing his best to deescalate the confrontation” because “he wants to stay focused on the bigger picture.”
O’Rourke drew newfound attention after the mass shooting at a Walmart in his hometown of El Paso, Texas, including for his mandatory buy-back proposal.
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