A recent poll shows President Obama leading Mitt Romney by 34 points among Hispanics. Political analysts are calling these gaps the Republican Party’s “Hispanic problem” and suggest that it may mean losing the support of Latinos beyond the 2012 election.
In the last 10 presidential contests, the Democratic presidential nominee has received an average of 64.1 percent of the Hispanic vote, while the Republican nominee has taken just 31.8 percent. Moreover, while many Latinos aren’t registered to vote, the proportion of Latino voters in the overall electorate is growing. It is now more than four times as high as it was in 1992 – climbing from 2 percent to 9 percent.
Taken together, both of these trends may indicate short and long-term problems for Republicans as they strive to gain the support of Latino voters. Since recent polls have shown that Latinos care more about issues around jobs and education than immigration, politicians from both parties may have to think outside the typical strategies for appealing to this increasingly important voting bloc.
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Another interesting piece Adrianna. Although it appears Mitt is doing just that in focusing his reach to Latinos on the economy and not immigration. http://www.buzzfeed.com/mckaycoppins/in-texas-romney-blames-obama-for-jobless-latinos.
Also I find these questions about the “Latino Problem” so weird. Do we ever ask if the Republicans have a WASP problem because they cannot win the Northeast, west coast, or Great Lake areas? No. Just once I would like a poll on Latinos broken down by Region and then different Latino nationalities within said region. Failing to do is borders on insulting as it assumes all Latinos groups think alike.
Not here. I’ll be voting for Romney with high hopes that Marco Rubio will be on the ticket. These class, sex, social & race arguments that are typical and partisan to democrat propaganda is simply pathetic & demeaning to the country as a whole.
Two headed snake. Period.
If you value your freedom and want to end all these wars then both parties should have a “hispanic problem”. How many have brown people have died under Obama’s administration?
No, they don’t have a “Hispanic” problem. They have a “I-wil-insult-you-use-you-and-forget-you” problem. Look at the laws they enacted in AZ, AL, etc. Their representatives compare us to dogs. And they expect us to vote for such a bigoted party? Never. BTW, I *used* to be republican, until they started nominating and electing people like Quayle and the entire religious right. Palin? Santorum? Perry? Bachmann? Romney? Give me a break! What’s in it for Latinos/Hispanics? Nada … Cheers!
Is not a problem with GOP is a problem with Mitt. Once Paul is nominated everything is going to switch.
#UnanimousVote RON PAUL
Ron Paul’s policies are ideal, and equally impractical, just like Obama. Romney is far from the Messiah like image that people banked on Obama being, but he believes in smaller government & knows how to balance a budget. So, I’ll surely be taking a gamble with Romney this time around.
And Arizona wasn’t being federal assistance to address their border problems, so they came up with a practical solution. I don’t completely agree with it, but if our federal government would provide them with more assistance in resolving the issue the laws they have in place now wouldn’t be relevant. I’m more so disturbed with operation fast and furious, ndaa & the distribution of federal drones over our private sectors come 2015.
*want being assisted
Regardless of all these potential POTUS candidates we all have to understand that it is up to all of us to limit or goverment. This is what was originally intended with the US Constitution. We were not supposed to expect the government to solve all our problems. That is up to us as responsible citizens to find solutions in our own communities to better all of us….not a Messiah. We must all work together if we all want to live free or else you will always have this corruption.
Personally Paul’s plan is very viable considering he wants to bring home everyone in the military and foreign aid. Eliminating the Federal Reserve that earns interest with every dollar they print is also a good choice to stop the insurmountable debt that will be impossible to reign in if it continues to grow.
first we have to stop the present admin. from making everybody equally screwed, then we can worry about our individual needs or wants, i think JFK said it best ask not what our country can do for us, but what we can do for our country, I think we polarize ourselves and become seperate issues, like immigration, we are americans first, we have become a country of “what can they do for me” or “what can they give me today”, My parents did not come to this country for a handout, or a free ride, they came to work and contribute, and someday i hope to be have a elevator for my car, in my doghouse.
I would vote for any democrat but obama, but you have to see that everything he touches goes bad, Romney is rich, obama is arrogant, its called false pride, you have to succeed before you can proclaim success.
@Juan, you said it right when you quoted JFK. And yes, we are Americans first. Unfortunately, the GOP is not seeing us as such. We must not forget that like it or not, we are a group as distinct as others, and the GOP is seeing us and saying “illegal?”. Sad, but true. Therefore, I see nothing in their platform that appeals to me, as it is not a platform that brings the nation together. If I were making over $250K/year, maybe. But I am not.