Chris Jacobs Drops Re-Election Bid After Bucking His Party on Guns - The New York Times

Representative Chris Jacobs, whose district includes Buffalo suburbs, abandoned his campaign after his support for a federal assault weapons ban caused a G.O.P. backlash.

His heart is in a good place, but hes wrong in his thinking as far as we are concerned, Ralph C. Lorigo, the longtime chairman of the Erie County Conservative Party, said before Fridays announcement.… [+1487 chars]

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