Republicans squandered gains made among US Hispanic voters

[rainbow4321]

http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=150493

US Republicans squandered gains made over the years among Hispanic voters in Tuesday's mid-term elections, largely due to their shrill anti-immigrant rhetoric, analysts said.

Republican President George W. Bush, who was governor of the heavily Hispanic state of Texas before entering the White House, helped draw growing numbers of the largest US minority group to his party in elections past.

But 73 percent of Hispanic voters cast ballots Tuesday for Democratic congressional candidates, and only 26 percent voted Republican -- far below the 40 percent Hispanic support Bush received for his 2004 re-election bid, according to a CNN exit poll.

The Hispanic vote is now more important than ever in 2008, since it could determine outcomes in key states Bush won in 2004, such as Florida, New Mexico and Arizona. But Democrats will have to earn it, De Posada said.

[gratuitous]

1. Hispanic voters didn't care for immigrant bashing?

In fairness to political genious* Karl Rove, I don't think anyone could have possibly anticipated that! There must be some other explanation.

*Misspelling intentional.

[Warren Stupidity]

3. And to all of you here who still want to go gung ho on illegals

take a moment to reflect on how exactly we can build a solid ongoing majority party again while marginalizing the repugnants to their bitter hateful fundaloon base.

Hint: it does not involve building vile walls.

[BushOut06]

7. Mr. Bush, tear down this wall!

What a friggin genius idea Bushie - build a Berlin Wall along our border to keep those brown-skinned folks out. Is it any wonder Hispanics turned against Republicans and their racist attitudes?

[qanda]

2. Wow!

That is quite a change. They may want to rethink bashing the Hispanics.

[drdtroit]

4. Ill gotten gains n/t

:patriot:

[bemildred]

5. Squandering seems to be what they do best.

Money, political clout, military power, you name it.

[VforVicarious]

6. No surprise there

It's true we need immigration reform in this country, but all this bullshit about building a fence and comparing illegal aliens to felons isn't going to get anybody anywhere.

Hopefully now we'll be able to work out a sensible solution to this issue that will make everyone happy....well, everyone excluding the "We need to deport em all!!111" crowd

[Vogon_Glory]

8. Right-wingers and race-baiting like drunks and booze

Nobody should be surprised to see the right wing-controlled Republican Party losing support among Hispanic voters. To expect right-wingers to abstain from race-baiting is like expecting practicing drunks to abstain from booze--it's highly unlikely. To expect Hispanic voters not to see through right-wing code words is patronizing, condescending, and entirely typical of the right-wing mind-set.