Wednesday, February 27, 2013

The GOP's quest for the Hispanic Vote: To Dream the Impossible Dream?

Sen. Lindsey Graham had just explained how his immigration overhaul plan would secure the border and crack down on employers who hire illegal residents. 
But when he asked a luncheon of the Cherokee County Republican Party what should happen to the millions already in the U.S., one woman yelled back, "Send them home!" 
It is the kind of response that Mr. Graham, an architect of a bipartisan plan that would provide a path to legal status for undocumented workers, has come to expect in his home state. It is also the kind of reception that neatly encapsulates the dilemma the Republican Party faces as it shapes its future: Make the GOP more welcoming to the nation's swelling—and decisively Democratic—Hispanic population and risk the ire of a chunk of its most fervent supporters; don't and watch Democrats keep winning elections on the strength of Latino votes.
Read the rest of the story HERE.

In A related Article, Gallup has an ongoing poll that suggests that when it comes to trying to win over Hispanics, the GOP might be wasting their time. That article can be found HERE and the Gallup poll HERE.

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1 comment:

CRUZ COUNTRY said...

This article perpetuates THE BIG LIE that Democrats are winning presidential elections "on the strength of Latino votes."

Studies by Byron York and others have shown that Romney would've lost the election even if he had won 50% of Latino votes.

No Republican presidential candidate has EVER won more than the 40% of Latino votes that Bush 43 won in 2004.

Winning 50% is a pipe dream - never happened, never will.

The answer for the GOP is STOPPING the flood of welfare-dependent immigrants from Mexico and Third World countries in South America & Central America.

Strictly enforcing employer use of E-Verify would also be extremely helpful, as would fool-proof voter ID laws that prevent massive voter fraud.

Last but not least, the Republican Party MUST find a way to strengthen its appeal to female voters and young voters, who are the primary force behind the Democratic Party winning the popular vote in 5 out of the last 7 presidential elections.

Putting a young, attractive, conservative, intelligent and articulate female like Nikki Haley on the GOP ticket would be a great place to start.