Sen. Patrick Leahy, D Vt., pointed some of the blame for the failed Senate debate over comprehensive background checks at New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who dedicated millions of dollars to eviscerating senators who opposed such legislation.
"Unfortunately, you have some on the left like the mayor of New York City, who actually didn't help a bit with his ads. He actually turned off some people that we might have gotten for supporters," Leahy, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said in an interview to air on C SPAN Newsmakers on Sunday.
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