White House senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer fears that some in Washington may be getting “cold feet” on gun control.
“Universal background checks — they’re a 90 percent issue. There may be people in Washington who might be getting cold feet who are looking for a way out of making progress here,” Pfeiffer said Wednesday at a Politico Playbook breakfast. “There aren’t a lot of cardinal rules in politics. One is you don’t want to get on the wrong side of a 90 percent issue.”
When asked if it’s possible that President Obama doesn’t sign any gun bill, Pfeiffer was circumspect.
“If [Republicans] decide they’re going to block it they can do that,” he said. “I think there will be significant political consequences for them if they make that decision.”
