I don’t think anyone believes that amnesty alone would result in a huge flight of Hispanic voters to Republicans. But it would, it seems to me, lead to at least a segment of that group voting Republican.

Based on what, wishful thinking and revisionist history?

Not enough, perhaps, to win presidential elections. But demography is indeed destiny and the GOP needs to appeal to the growing non-white population.

SteveMG

Yes we do. But we don’t have to give away the country via amnesty to do it.

Polls also show that a substantial majority of Hispanics support Obamacare, and that Hispanics voted accordingly on Tuesday. Those who see in Hispanics a potential bloc of socially conservative voters should consider that polls consistently find blacks to be slightly more anti-abortion than whites, but they are not exactly lining up behind Rick Santorum.

True. So the question is, if those are the issues where they agree with us, then why not highlight those when talking to them?

The Democrats will spin GOP support for amnesty so that it reflects positively on their party – that they “finally” forced the GOP to stop being so bigoted. All those voters and their additions to the government dole will be courtesy ofthe Democratic Party.

With Facebook, young voters and single women are now reliable voters. Have been since 2008.

We ceded these people to Obama.

Why?

faraway on November 12, 2012 at 12:47 PM

Let’s hear what your plan is to get these voters. One condition: We can’t vote them handouts.

Doomberg on November 12, 2012 at 1:15 PM

http://assets.amuniversal.com/a0f182000abf0130fafe001dd8b71c47

Ethnic coalitions of the type that the Democrats have are notoriously unstable – the internal contradictions emerge over time. Conservatives need to heighthen those contradictions (to use a line from Lenin).

Right now, the “ethnic coalition” of the Democrats is centered around looting the taxpayers. That is the big uniting principle. Until that money is no longer there, the coalition will remain stable, because all the looters know they need to cooperate in order to get the loot. It’s not going to fracture until the taxpayer purse is empty. We’re almost there, but not quite yet.

Doomberg on November 12, 2012 at 1:13 PM

Exactly — it’s the Daley Machine at the national level.

Republicans who believe that amnesty capitulating to the left would buy them an electoral advantage with Hispanics are deluding themselves.

With Facebook, young voters and single women are now reliable voters. Have been since 2008.

We ceded these people to Obama.

Why?

faraway on November 12, 2012 at 12:47 PM

Let’s hear what your plan is to get these voters. One condition: We can’t vote them handouts.

Remember that and make it quite clear to the RNC this means the end of grassroots support if you amnesty.

rob verdi on November 12, 2012 at 12:38 PM

I think at this point we need to examine the financial motives of those pushing amnesty on the Republican side of the aisle.

But good on NR for once being on the right side of the debate. I just might have to un-cancel my own g–damn subscription.