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Pols: Texas is the model for attracting Latinos to the GOP
“Texas is a way forward to show that you can be very conservative and talk about the issues that Hispanic small business people and people who want their kids to get a good education embrace,” said Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) on CNN’s “Starting Point.” “I get a very large percent of Hispanic votes, as did George W. Bush. It’s doable for sure at a national level if we kind of follow the Texas model.”…
“We are a Republican state, definitely a red state, and we do have an outreach to Latinos,” she said. “Our next senator from Texas [Ted Cruz] is going to be a Latino Republican. The reason is, we are talking about the issues and including them in our leadership.”
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I tried to tell people this back when Willard was skewering Rick Perry over wanting to educate kids who were brought here by their parents.
No one listened …
And the GOP LOST due to lack of Latino voters. Well, other reasons too – having a POS candidate didn’t help either.
HondaV65 on November 8, 2012 at 7:43 PM
Yep. I’m a conservative Hispanic from South Texas and I know of plenty of other Hispanics who are conservative. And you know what issue attracts them? Abortion. But according libertarians we need shut about the social cons. LOL!
terryannonline on November 8, 2012 at 7:44 PM
Screw Rick Perry! What’s this nonsense about having a freaking heart for kids!
El_Terrible on November 8, 2012 at 7:45 PM
That NEWT guy was crazy too. Talking about work, school, church members and all.
El_Terrible on November 8, 2012 at 7:50 PM
Outreach to the Lizard People of Minnesota might turn the state red, but no one in the GOP ever thought to court them.
Bishop on November 8, 2012 at 7:50 PM
“Won’t anybody think about the pweshus widdle chiwdwen?!?”, revision #umpteen-million.
How about have a freaking heart for the TAXPAYERS?
MelonCollie on November 8, 2012 at 7:53 PM
Bush focused on social issues and he got 40 percent of the Hispanic vote. Hmmmmmmm.
But yeah let’s shut up about those social issues!!!!!
terryannonline on November 8, 2012 at 7:54 PM
Your heart for the taxpayers is Obama re-elected.
El_Terrible on November 8, 2012 at 7:54 PM
Ayeah. The new America…not only not heart but no brains.
MelonCollie on November 8, 2012 at 7:56 PM
Texas will be a blue ‘rat’s nest in 4 years. How did we get to the point where a demographic majority has no regard for preseving its majority? Any non-white demographic majority would fight to the death to preserve it, as they should.
Buddahpundit on November 8, 2012 at 7:57 PM
You can always oppose illegal immigration, I’ve never been in favor of it, but my rule of thumb has always been ‘dont be an ahole’ and Romney made himself an ahole on that.
El_Terrible on November 8, 2012 at 7:57 PM
“Romney is was the only electable candidate running. He was more conservative than Ronald Reagan.”
-Ann Coulter
portlandon on November 8, 2012 at 7:58 PM
You need to tell those Conservative Hispanics that Texas can outlaw abortion within it’s borders. Just basically let the states decide on the issue.
As long as the government is involved in prohibitionist practices like abortion – they’ll be involved in prohibitionist practices like gun grabbing.
It’s a double edged sword Terry – melt that federal sword down so it can’t be used against anyone – ever!
HondaV65 on November 8, 2012 at 7:59 PM
But Texas has plenty of Texas of conservative Hispanics that will vote Republican. Not all Texas Hispanics vote Dem…..I don’t.
terryannonline on November 8, 2012 at 7:59 PM
Bush did extremely well with Latino voters when he was reelected as Governor in 1998. I recall him speaking in Spanish quite a bit on the campaign trail. And as we all know he did well for a Republican Presidential candidate when he ran for reelection in 2004.
Is it just being a proud social conservative that did it for him? Or is being from the South helpful?
Doughboy on November 8, 2012 at 7:59 PM
Except that – we now know for sure that he WAS NOT electable.
HondaV65 on November 8, 2012 at 7:59 PM
I’m just upset because Romney lost and I think if he hadn’t attacked on this issue, maybe, huge maybe, he would have been able to peel enough voters…
probably not, but in the end he shut up about immigration and refused to speak against Obama’s amnesty, implying that he’d make it law
El_Terrible on November 8, 2012 at 8:00 PM
Not being racist against people with brown skin was part of what did it for him.
Another part – he seemed to value working Mexicans more than native born Americans who sit on their ass and collect food stamps all day.
But hey, you know – we need to be hard asses with these illegals so let’s ride this train into political oblivion!!
HondaV65 on November 8, 2012 at 8:02 PM
He seemed fluent in Spanish, he wasn’t an ahole, he looked like my cowboy uncles, he seemed like a good Christian
El_Terrible on November 8, 2012 at 8:03 PM
Probably correct but he needed to take out Rick Perry at all costs so he had to paint Perry as some kind of pinko on immigration.
Cost him votes at the national finish line though. Oh – the wages of demagoguery!
HondaV65 on November 8, 2012 at 8:04 PM
I don’t think “electable” means what you think it means. You seem to think it means “a sure thing.”
KingGold on November 8, 2012 at 8:04 PM
I think Senator-Elect Cruz would be glad to help.
Ladysmith CulchaVulcha on November 8, 2012 at 8:04 PM
No – it means you thought he may have been electable – but he was not – and Tuesday proved that.
HondaV65 on November 8, 2012 at 8:05 PM
I think being a social con helped and speaking about it with conviction. But you did mention him speaking Spanish all that…. I think him being from a border state helped Bush.
terryannonline on November 8, 2012 at 8:06 PM
I’ve always been in favor of ignoring lawbreakers as long as they work hard.
Charles Manson always produces more than his share of license plates, we need to release him. NOW.
Bishop on November 8, 2012 at 8:06 PM
I’ve been saying that for years as it’s turned from crimson to pink. There’s a direct correlation between the number of hispanics we have now and the different shades of red. The GOP will never understand that most hispanics will vote democratic. Yeah, Bush got 40%, but if my math is right, that’s not a majority. Reagan granted amnesty in 86 and that sure didn’t get any votes. But let’s just keep pandering instead of enforcing laws and die by a thousand cuts. If the govt had done what they said they would do in 86, we wouldn’t be in this predicament now.
TxAnn56 on November 8, 2012 at 8:07 PM
Oh and don’t worry – come 2016 you guys will find another tired old establishment white guy Ayatollah and you’ll tell everyone he’s the only “electable” candidate and the independent vote is all that counts and who cares about the base?
And just like this year – the Conservative Slaves will fall in line and help you nominate another Willard McDole.
HondaV65 on November 8, 2012 at 8:08 PM
We knew McCain was next in line, we knew Romney was next in line… who’s next in line you think?
El_Terrible on November 8, 2012 at 8:09 PM
HAHAHAH … funny joke – you know what’s funnier?
THE GOP LOSING ELECTIONS.
HondaV65 on November 8, 2012 at 8:09 PM
There may be some truth to this, but I’m not buying it all. Although Cruz had an easy victory, he lost most of the border counties, Bexar County (San Antonio), and was destroyed in El Paso County. I don’t know what the percentages are, but clearly he lost a significant portion of the Hispanic vote to an old white guy. The reason is simple: he has an R by his name. The group think that transpires in the Hispanic community isn’t as bad as that in the black community, but it isn’t far behind. If the problem was one of simply finding the right messenger, I would have expected Cruz to do much better. He didn’t, and that problem is not fixable.
Erich66 on November 8, 2012 at 8:10 PM
I’m thinking Jeb Bush … maybe Marco Rubio (if his assimilation as a token in the ranks of the establishment has been completed by then.)
But hell, I think the GOP should go all out and nominate Grand Ayatollah John Cornyn. That would be a comedy for sure! LMFAO
HondaV65 on November 8, 2012 at 8:11 PM
You don’t have to pander, but you do have to show up to their areas… Which I believe is what Ryan wanted to do, go to the inner cities… But once again the Beltway bandits used the conventional wisdom to snag defeat from the jaws of victory
phreshone on November 8, 2012 at 8:11 PM
Let’s try to keep the Texas spiders in mind before committing to this model. Do we really want those creepy things in our own states?
Bishop on November 8, 2012 at 8:12 PM
It’d be interesting to figure out what percentage of Latino voters voted for Cruz
mrscullen on November 8, 2012 at 8:14 PM
Cruz is a good messenger for conservatism and the rule of law. He’s not for amnesty, which is probably why he lost in the counties you mentioned. But he’s Cuban and there’s a big difference between him and an anchor baby that can now vote and has grown up on government dependence, still unable to speak English.
TxAnn56 on November 8, 2012 at 8:14 PM
Bishop, don’t open that package I sent you. I really didn’t know!
HoustonRight on November 8, 2012 at 8:16 PM
Great road-map you have there, ignore our laws and national sovereignty in order to win elections.
You should dispense medical advice as well, like “You need a good bleeding to treat that sore on your face.”
Bishop on November 8, 2012 at 8:16 PM
There is nothing to fear but fear itself. And spiders.
Bishop on November 8, 2012 at 8:16 PM
I didn’t know leeches were provided under Obamacare. I guess you have to pass the bill to find out what’s in it.
TxAnn56 on November 8, 2012 at 8:18 PM
Well, good. Fact is, none of us would have accepted defeat on taxes three days ago, because we thought the electorate was smart and understood the perils of liberal policy. Now we see that’s not the case. So let em have it.
As for Latinos, one thing I don’t hear anyone talking about is English Lessons. Make them free, make them widespread, even set them up in North Mexico. It’ll be the best entitlement we ever create. We’ll make it back a million fold in better government.
Language is the difference between an Hispanic person and a white person with a tan. We all know a Gomez or Perez or Rivera that we never even perceive as a different race, because they’re a 3rd or 5th generation American with perfect native English. The best thing we can do is put them on the path of the Irish/Italians/Germans/Poles as fast as possible.
HitNRun on November 8, 2012 at 8:21 PM
Ok, but fer Christ’s sake, Paul Sadler, his opponent, is a white lawyer from Henderson in East Texas. You don’t get more backwoods than that. And this guy ends up nabbing the Latino vote over a dynamic Cuban (half Cuban anyway) with a terrific personal story!? The only way that makes any sense at all is if Hispanics are only paying attention to party affiliation. That has to be the case.
Erich66 on November 8, 2012 at 8:23 PM
NO $#!T. Like we haven’t been saying this for the last four years.
CycloneCDB on November 8, 2012 at 8:39 PM
Or as Rush Limbaugh says, It is hard to fight the party of Santa Claus when people are addicted to free stuff.
The GOP is telling people they have to be their own Santa Claus.
So until we teach the idea of liberty better, and how if you work hard, you WILL live better than on the meager dole the government eeks out, we won’t win against Santa Claus.
karenhasfreedom on November 8, 2012 at 8:43 PM
Yep. I left HOTGAS after Newt was moneyb*mbed in Florida.
Perry was my 1st choice, but he was trashed by the bots (just like they’d spent the 4 years since ’08 trashing Palin). You would have thought Perry was the enemy. The Romneybots were insufferable. Only the signer of RomneyCare could beat Obama.
I ended up voting for Romney in order to get rid of Obama. But yes, many of us knew it was over when the “severly” conservative Romney won the nomination.
The good news…Next time Perry won’t be on pain pills. Jindal might be ready to run. Hey why not Cruz as V/P? Next Arizona Senator, Sarah Palin?
tonotisto on November 8, 2012 at 8:50 PM
Uh, it’s not only a language difference. There’s some cultural differences too
terryannonline on November 8, 2012 at 9:10 PM
I moved to Virginia Beach from South Texas for two years and I went into culture shock and I barely speak Spanish.
terryannonline on November 8, 2012 at 9:15 PM
Mitt Romney did not take Rick Perry out. Rick Perry did that all by himself. And it wasn’t his stance of immigration, it was his rank incompetence at the debates.
SAZMD on November 8, 2012 at 9:18 PM
Taking Rick Perry out isn’t the main issue, its that Romney screwed himself in the general when he didn’t have to.
El_Terrible on November 8, 2012 at 9:20 PM
Here is a thought:
Republicans have to beat the Democrats at their own game and learn the art of coalition building.
First, the GOP needs to go out of its way and bring in Latinos with policy that promotes better education, healthcare, etc. etc. etc. at the expense of some other crucial Democrat constituency.
Why pay for abortions/contraception when that money could be used to help pay for English classes and better educational opportunities for Latinos which will create prosperity and lift boats? Why should predominately Latino cities be denied opportunities to pay for the failing schools of other “less diverse” cities? Why do Democrats hate the church, Christ, and the Holy Father? Hmmm? What’s with the Left’s attack on Navidad?
Helping to build and empower a Latino middle class with an allied GOP-voting middle class is a great way to destroy the poverty pimps on the Left and their serfdoms of poor people.
I rather we rob Julia (and others in the Democrat coalition) to pay for Julio because Julio will be more productive with the benefit of English classes, access to education, and policy that promotes the family unit.
Punchenko on November 8, 2012 at 9:23 PM
I can see where that appeals to first generation Hispanics but there are plenty of Hispanics who don’t need English classes. And actually we already have tons of ESL programs.
terryannonline on November 8, 2012 at 9:29 PM
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