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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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Fair enough. I’ve seen some data posted, both at NRO and Ace that Latinos are not single issue voters on immigration, rather big government ecomonics are a bigger issue. They are even liberal on gay marriage. I’m not sure a different stance would have made that big a difference. Obama could always outbid us on these things.
SAZMD on November 8, 2012 at 9:31 PM
What differences are those?
Punchenko on November 8, 2012 at 9:32 PM
Texas has Hispanic families whose great-great-great grand abuelos wore playing cards in their hats at the Battle of San Jacinto fighting under Juan Seguin and Sam Houston (Psssst… Santa Anna was a frelling tyrant, who cheesed off Texans of all colors. Tejanos fought for their freedom, too).
Sekhmet on November 8, 2012 at 9:34 PM
This brings up another issue with the Hispanic vote. I hadn’t heard that Hispanics support gay marriage in large numbers but now that I think about it….I’m not all that surprised. The Hispanic population is mostly young. Young people favor gay marriage in large numbers.
terryannonline on November 8, 2012 at 9:35 PM
They also have high rate of out of wedlock births. Not a recipe for voting GOP. Or for success.
SAZMD on November 8, 2012 at 9:39 PM
So many differences. Like I said when I lived moved Virginia Beach for two years I went into culture shock. I don’t know how to explain it….it’s just different.
terryannonline on November 8, 2012 at 9:43 PM
Right but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try to get more Hispanic votes. Like I said most of the Hispanic population is young…….Lord knows that young people change their minds.
terryannonline on November 8, 2012 at 9:49 PM
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