YUP: Companies Cutting Ties With NRA See Their Public Opinion Plunge

[GURPS]

A new poll reveals that some companies that decided to sever their business relationship with the National Rifle Association after the Parkland, Florida, shooting have plunged in their approval from the public.

The Morning Consult survey was conducted February 23-25; it found that among Democrats, approval mildly surged for the companies, but among Republicans, approval hurtled downward.

MetLife Inc., which cut its discount for NRA members last week, saw its unfavorable rating double from 12% to 24%, with its favorability rating unchanged; Enterprise Rent-A-Car’s unfavorability rating also doubled, from 12% to 25%; Alamo Rent-A-Car’s more than doubled, from 10% to 24%, and National Car Rental’s also skyrocketed from 11% to 25%.



YUP: Companies Cutting Ties With NRA See Their Public Opinion Plunge

 

[ginwoman]

Good

 

[vraiblonde]

That's the problem with sticking your finger up and seeing which way the wind is blowing, then making business decisions based on that: the wind blows the opposite way, too, sometimes a lot harder.

 

[PsyOps]

Isn't the free market a beautiful thing?

 

[Kyle]

Sports Authority made a big deal about ending gun sales too.

 

[vraiblonde]

Isn't the free market a beautiful thing?

Indeedy. Certainly companies can do what they want, but they can't be surprised when they take a political stand and it pisses off their customer base.

 

[Kyle]

Indeedy. Certainly companies can do what they want, but they can't be surprised when they take a political stand and it pisses off their customer base.

S&W misread that during the Clintonion Regime.