Why does Rubio support instant legalization for illegals?

Because your options are either a) eventual legalization or b) deportation. Our 2012 candidate ran on the less intrusive method of deportation, self-deportation, and still lost 73% of the Hispanic vote and with it the election. Conversely, GWB was a 2 term president and won 40-something percent of Hispanics, IIRC.

First of all, immigration never came up during the election. It was a non-issue.

Second, even if Romney had won the same percentage as Bush, guess what? He still would have lost. He could have won 70% of the Hispanic vote in California(which will never happen for a Republican candidate) and he still would have lost the state to Obama. He could have won 70% in Ohio, and he still would have lost the state. He could have won 60% in Virginia, and he still would have lost the state. He could have won 100% of the Hispanic vote in Iowa, Wisconsin, and New Hampshire, and he still would have lost all three states. Romney’s problem wasn’t Hispanic voters.

Third, Bush got 35% in his first election, not 40 something percent. He allegedly received 44% in 2008, but that number is suspect because it’s outside the norm for Republican candidates, and it’s also outside the norm for George Bush.

And while we’re on the subject, here’s something else to consider about Bush…he was actually a charismatic, likeable guy. At the time, Bush was a successful war time president who was taking the fight to our enemies. Romney….not so much. No one particularly liked him, not even his own party. He certainly wasn’t what you consider charismatic. You know what he is though? Rich, and he allegedly doesn’t pay his fair share, which is something Hispanics have a problem with.

They comprise a growing share of the electorate, which means at that the Romney rate, it will get harder and harder to win elections, diminishing the leverage we have to get a better deal.

Then we probably shouldn’t give the democrats 20 million new Hispanic voters while encouraging another 20 million to get in line for the next amnesty, should we?

By the way, who said the Romney rate was set in stone for every candidate going forward? Here’s a thought for you….did you know that Hispanics OVERWHELMINGLY support Obamacare? You think Romney’s promise to get rid of Romneycare on day one might have impacted their vote? How about his “I don’t care about 47% of the people” comment?

What Rubio is doing is a cynical gambit, but Democrats have been advancing their agenda in a cynical trojan horse for the past 80 years. I’m tired of losing and might get used to calling our opponents racists for opposing Rubio (if he is the nominee) in favor of their probable white candidate. F’em – good for the goose….

crrr6

Amnesty IS a loser. Period. Rubio and the Republican party know this, which begs the question: What is their REAL motivation, because it has nothing to do with getting votes?

But, we are definitely losing minority demographics across the board ..

And it has nothing to do with amnesty.

We peeled off a ton of white voters from Obama in 2012 but it wasn’t enough to overcome everyone else.
crrr6

That’s because millions of white voters who normally come out sat home instead. How about we go after those voters instead of legalizing 20 million new voters who will never vote for us?

xblade on February 6, 2013 at 5:40 PM