TY - JOUR T1 - Political impediments to a tobacco endgame JF - Tobacco Control JO - Tob Control SP - i52 LP - i54 DO - 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2012-050799 VL - 22 IS - suppl 1 AU - Barry George Rabe Y1 - 2013/05/01 UR - http://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/22/suppl_1/i52.abstract N2 - Any serious consideration of exploring a tobacco endgame in the USA must build upon the enviable track record of reducing tobacco use through a mixture of federal and state policies. This foundation may pose particular challenges in approaching an endgame, including questions of national political feasibility, public support, limitations of sub-federal experimentation and recruitment of future political champions. Advocates must demonstrate a compelling need for a dramatic expansion beyond existing efforts, amid competition from alternative issues and little apparent public appetite for such an initiative. ER -