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SCOTT LEMIEUX at LGM points out that the pundit consensus was that Biden "won" the debate. But that consensus is a departure from the consensus of actual voters. (Actual voters…

A large part of the right-wing argument against gun sanity hinges on the idea that gun owners will be justified in killing cops if gun laws change.

JUAN WILLIAMS (CO-HOST): He said it, right there -- "You know what? If you have a gun that's made for the battlefield, you shouldn't have it in your home," and he explained his position. I think that's -- not only you saw the response from the audience, Dana, the other people on stage all said Beto, you did a great job. JESSE WATTERS (CO-HOST): So, you think that people going door to door, taking legally purchased weapons is a good idea? WILLIAMS: No, no, no. I think -- look, that's fear mongering, talking about "Oh, you gotta go door to door" -- WATTERS: -- Because that's actually going to cause more violence. ... WATTERS: This is going to cost more lives than mass shootings would cost. WILLIAMS: No, come on -- WATTERS: You're kidding me? You are going to go to people and say, "Hey, hand it over, give it the hell to me?"

So...Gun sanity will result in dead cops, so we must keep the laws as they are. While Chris Coons doesn't like ruffling the feathers of gun radical snowflakes, Beto did a great job getting these bloodthirsty motherfuckers on the record.

Whoever the Democrats nominate, he/she better be an experienced litigator with a steel trap mind and the stamina of an Olympic marathoner.

It’s also whether Biden or indeed other Democrats are prepared for the massive onslaught of absolutely brutal and distortive attacks that Trump and his propaganda apparatus will wage on this particular front — attacks that you can be certain will include all sorts of shamelessly propagandistic media manipulation and outright disinformation tactics.

I’m not talking about electability I’m talking about endurance.

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Full disclosure: I didn't see much, but the few seconds I saw were very standard Chris "The Republicans are Our Friends and Partners in Good Government" Coons. If I missed…