[basil]

However they rate candidates, I know for a fact that there is NO ONE more pro 2A than Diane Irey-—and she is conservative on every other issue, too. She would have been a fine representative for us—without causing the harm that Murtha is causing.

[Pistolshot]

I believe this is true, but the problem with running against an incumbent is the apparatus they have available to them.

For most politicians in the house the first job when elected is to make sure you can be re-elected.