From Goldwater to Pete Wilson to Donald Trump: Is GOP on verge of losing Latinos for a generation?

[Zorro]

Republican leaders are openly fearful that Donald Trump’s divisive presidential campaign will drive Latino voters away from the Republican Party for a generation or more, much in the way Barry Goldwater alienated African Americans during the civil rights era.

It was a similar lesson in California in the 1990s, when the state shifted from reliably Republican to bright blue in the aftermath of the heated 1994 anti-illegal immigration campaign led by then-Gov. Pete Wilson. Many believe that episode handed the Golden State over to Democrats.

Now Republicans worry that a similar shift is underway nationwide as Trump’s race-based campaigning repels even the most conservative Republicans, potentially marring the party as bigoted for years to come.

Among those most concerned is one who should know. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky voted against Goldwater in 1964 because of the GOP nominee’s opposition to civil rights. He worries a half a century later that the story is repeating.

http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-gop-latinos-alienate-20160612-snap-story.html

[uponit7771]

1. I pray so, the current culture of the GOP needs to be choked to death and something more

...help arise no doubt

[Wellstone ruled]

2. Longer than that.

The New 2016 Democratic Party is the Party of the Latino's. Despite what the Media says,Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton and their Campaign workers have registered more Latino's than at anytime previous to this cycle. Yes,there are some Latino's that subscribe to the Rethug banner,and that seems to be because of religious reasons,which makes zero sense.

[Gothmog]

3. Trump may turn Texas blue ahead of schedule