By the numbers: Latino voters didn’t decide the election
Some other conservatives echoed Krauthammer’s sentiments. But social scientist Charles Murray looked across a broad range of data and found little to support the notion that Hispanics are natural Republicans. Hispanics “aren’t more religious than everyone else … aren’t married more than everyone else … aren’t more conservative than everyone else,” Murray wrote. In addition, Hispanics don’t work harder than other groups and are only slightly more pro-life than the rest of the population.
The available data, Murray concluded, “paint a portrait that gives no reason to think that Republicans have an untapped pool of social conservatives to help them win elections.”
In addition, exit poll information suggests Hispanics voted on a number of issues beyond illegal immigration — and those issues favored Democrats. A majority of Hispanics who voted Nov. 6 favored keeping Obamacare. A majority favored higher taxes for higher earners. A majority — two-thirds, in fact — said abortion should be legal.
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aquaviva on November 23, 2012 at 12:17 PM
Byron, you’re pathetic. You’re cherry-picking data points. Or should we unskew them? And as you mention, don’t ‘pander’. Same ole crap. Jeez dude, you can’t accept a changing and shifting electorate, can you?
tommy71 on November 23, 2012 at 12:19 PM
Well, duh. For people that have everyday interaction with hispanics (such as in Texas), we already know all that. Many lower income Mexicans do not marry so that they can collect better benefits. That being said, the father does usually live in the home and is father to most if not all of the children. So there is that.
mrsmwp on November 23, 2012 at 12:24 PM
The US is a welfare state. The only people who will get elected president are those who promote the welfare state. 2016 and beyond will offer a left and lefter “choice,” and 2012 will be the very last election in which millions of conservatives voted. If you aren’t in favor of the welfare state, there simply will be no point in interrupting your day to go vote in presidential elections anymore.
Rational Thought on November 23, 2012 at 12:26 PM
Hate the Indians the most. They left the squaller in India only to vote for more of it.
If you own a company, fire a handful of millennials. They brung Obama, twice. Make them hurt. They’ve never produced anything in their spoiled lives.
Schadenfreude on November 23, 2012 at 12:28 PM
The social conservative Hispanic myth has been busted before. Most of the conservatives who think like that of Hispanics probably haven’t met a lot of them outside of church.
The only remote chance socons had at tapping into Democratic electorate was black vote which as this election showed even their attitude towards marriage equality has changed.
lester on November 23, 2012 at 12:30 PM
It’s all about this.
And this
AmeriKa has no more shame, nor decency left.
Schadenfreude on November 23, 2012 at 12:39 PM
Give the not so GOP enough time and they will change that out.
arnold ziffel on November 23, 2012 at 12:41 PM
Did you forget the sarc tag?
xblade on November 23, 2012 at 12:53 PM
Can’t…breathe…too…funny.
HitNRun on November 23, 2012 at 12:55 PM
Obama made Romney out to be the evil rich guy and jealous types voted for Obama. Add to that the army of voters that voted for Obama because of his skin color.
The end.
BTW, Obama still only squeaked by. It has been silly how some talk about it like Obama won 80% of the vote in all 50 states. DC talking heads Republicans being among those.
Moesart on November 23, 2012 at 12:56 PM
Can someone please let Kimberly Strassell know about this?
dczombie on November 23, 2012 at 1:05 PM
Lol. Haven’t these people heard of online shopping?
lester on November 23, 2012 at 1:14 PM
“Gratitude is a fruit of great cultivation; you do not find it among gross people.” That was the acute observation of Dr. Johnson, to Boswell
Alas
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Lol. Haven’t these people heard of online shopping?
lester on November 23, 2012 at 1:14 PM
They haven’t received free internet access, yet.
Schadenfreude on November 23, 2012 at 1:51 PM
How many of these ethnic groups or immigrants have come from socialist countries? This is what they know and what they expect/demand from their governments.
onlineanalyst on November 23, 2012 at 1:52 PM
Easy solution: Di-vorce, De-friend and De-employ any and all the Democrats in your life. Until we libertarians and conservatives realize that Democrats are the enemy, that they’re not just “misquided” or “misinformed,” we are never going to make any progress in beating back this socialist behmoth.
ericdondero on November 23, 2012 at 2:22 PM
Definitely! And De-family too.
mrsmwp on November 23, 2012 at 2:43 PM