The GOP’s Latino Gap

[sonias]

Texas Observer 8/23/09
GOP’s Latino Gap

How deep a hole has the "whiter and brighter" Republican Party dug with Latinos?

As anybody with two brain cells to rub together is well aware, that's the central question for the future of Texas politics—and judging from a survey conducted in July by the non-partisan Latino Policy Coalition, the GOP's Latino gap is deeper than even the most optimistic of Democrats imagines.

The poll wasn't Texas-centric, and the sample was small: 1,000 Latinos in 23 states (Texas among them). But the results were resounding.

Let us count the ways: Seventy-seven percent rated President Obama—whose struggles attracting Latino voters were much ballyhooed and overhyped in 2008—favorably, against just 17 percent unfavorable. Among leading Republicans, only Mitt Romney scored (slightly) higher favorables than unfavorables, though "no opinion" scored highest of all. Former President George W. Bush, whose performance with Latino voters was bracingly strong in 2004, was viewed favorably by only 26 percent—and unfavorably by 67 percent. Forty-nine percent rated Democrats "much better" for the Latino community; just 8 percent thought Republicans were "much better" for Latinos.
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Texas Republicans are committing demographic hara-kiri. That much is clear. The only questions are whether they have to start losing statewide elections before they wake up—and whether it'll be too late when they do.

More great reading at link above.

:bounce::bounce::bounce:

Sonia

[tanyev]

1. There are some drawbacks to the hive sharing a single brain cell.

Maybe one day they'll figure that out.

[sonias]

3. I hope you mean the Rs sharing a single brain cell

And I say let'em keep blindly leading their blind pack. We'll get rid of our masters faster that way. :)

Sonia

[texastoast]

2. Oh, let them sleep

The Texas Hispanics are ours to lose, and I surely hope we don't. We've had several get active in our county party and I've enjoyed working with them all.

[white cloud]

4. Need a mod to repost this Rick Perry criticized Thanks

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/082609dnmettexansforchildren.116da1dd4.html

Gov. Rick Perry criticized for vetoing bills to help low-income families

06:29 PM CDT on Tuesday, August 25, 2009
By ROBERT T. GARRETT/ The Dallas Morning News
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AUSTIN — A children’s advocacy group today criticized Gov. Rick Perry for vetoing bills it said would have helped struggling families and called for a concerted push to reduce child poverty.

Texans Care for Children said the recession may have already made another 250,000 of the state’s youngsters poor.

[sonias]

5. Not a mod but I can help you out

Here's your thread White Cloud.

:hi:


Sonia

[TxRider]

6. Sadly

All a repub has to do is know how to speak spanish and give a few speeches in spanish to gain the latino vote.