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Politics
The gun lobby only dropped the Florida Senator from an A rating to a B+, but the 2007 episode reveals just how much fealty it demands from the politicians it supports.
National Rifle Association
Despite backing NRA-approved bills over the years, the Vermont senator doesn't make the grade with the gun lobby group.