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GOP: With big Latino vote, Rubio would win presidency

A new nationwide poll from JZ Analytics found that Rubio would get 48 percent of the Hispanic vote, about twice what Mitt Romney won in 2012. Republican strategist told Secrets that a win among Latino voters that big would assure Rubio the presidency, since he would also likely keep the regular GOP base.

“If he does that good, then he’s the next president,” said a senior GOP official. “It makes him The Man, I guess,” added the official.

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You may not be understanding that Rubio has assumed Jeb Bush’s career, so to speak…thus, it’s not “ended” it’s just changed clothes.

Lourdes on February 4, 2013 at 2:22 PM

Umm.. Rubio is much better than Jeb for President and apparently they have broken up. Jeb hilariously thought that he was going to be President.

Illinidiva on February 4, 2013 at 2:41 PM

Argh..like Obama, Rubio is “native born” but he isn’t “natural born.”

At this rate, all the newer immigrant citizens just can’t handle the difference, won’t tolerate that there’s a distinction.

Based on the 14th Amendment, both are “natural born.” Natural born means that you were born in America or that your parents were American citizens. All it means is that you were a U.S. citizen from birth.

The reason why this clause was in the Constitution is to keep the European powers from ruling the U.S. by proxy puppet. Think Napoleon the Third and Emperor Maximillian. Sort of outdated today. There are probably naturalized citizens who would be better Presidents than natural born ones. Bobby Jindal’s wife is more awesome than he is and should probably be the one in politics, but she was born in India and immigrated to America as a toddler.

Illinidiva on February 4, 2013 at 2:47 PM

Republican strategist told Secrets that a win among Latino voters that big would assure Rubio the presidency, since he would also likely keep the regular GOP base.

This is snort worthy. Take the case of NC 7, a red district where a blue dog Dem Mike McIntyre beat Young Guns candidate and amnesty supporter David Rouzer.

Republicans sought to turn McIntyre, who is one of only 14 surviving members of the conservative House Blue Dog Coalition, into one of their top targets, drawing him into a southern North Carolina district with a deep GOP voter registration advantage.

TxAnn56 on February 4, 2013 at 3:24 PM

@tommy71. Umm if Santorum wins the nomination then the R party has jumped the shark. I’ll be voting present against the moral nag.

Illinidiva on February 4, 2013 at 12:56 PM

Blah. No more so than McCain and Romney. Or will you only vote for RINOs?

Why are we even having this discussion? We still have four years of ObamaFun.

kim roy on February 4, 2013 at 3:27 PM

Blah. No more so than McCain and Romney. Or will you only vote for RINOs?

kim roy on February 4, 2013 at 3:27 PM

Dumb and Dumber did not make national spectacles of themselves. You think running a RINO gets bad results, I DARE you to run InSanitorum. The liberals will leave more footprints on the GOP’s backside than on a dance-hall floor after a formal ball.

MelonCollie on February 4, 2013 at 4:03 PM

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