GOP Promotes Rubio Even Though He is Less Popular With Hispanics Than Bush

Politicususa ^ | April 13, 2013 | Jason Easley

[2ndDivisionVet]

Sen. Marco Rubio’s approval rating is six points lower with Hispanics than George W. Bush’s, so the Republican Party thinks it is a great idea to put him on all 5 Sunday shows.

The Republican “rebrand” strategy is centered around making Sen. Marco Rubio the face of immigration reform. The problem is that Hispanics aren’t flocking to the Florida Republican. A new poll from NBC News/WSJ/Telemundo found that despite months of efforts to elevate Rubio, the senator’s approval rating with Hispanics is 23%. Twenty five percent of those polled were neutral, 12% had a negative opinion, and 40% didn’t know him. On the surface, these numbers don’t seem all that bad. The fact that Rubio is a relative unknown could provide upside for his approval.

Republicans might be feeling good about Rubio if the same poll didn’t reveal that George W. Bush’s approval rating with Hispanics is six points higher (29%) than Marco Rubio’s (23%). President Obama’s approval rating with Hispanics is almost three times larger than Rubio’s (64%), but not even the president can match potential 2016 candidate Hillary Clinton’s approval rating of 65%.

The GOP is responding to this lukewarm reception for Rubio by putting him on all five of the Sunday news shows tomorrow as their face of immigration reform. Just like they did with women and Sarah Palin, Republicans are acting on the assumption that Hispanic Americans will vote for them if they promote a Hispanic person.

Instead of admitting that the problem is what they stand for, Republicans are trying to once again put a different race/gender/ethnicity on the same failed platform.

Splashing Marco Rubio’s face all over television on Sunday morning isn’t going send Hispanics back to the Republican Party.....

[Georgia Girl 2]

“This is how you KNOW he is a wolf in sheep’s clothing where Illegal Immigration is concerned”

Read the title of the article. It says Rand Paul is less popular with the Hispanics than Bush. I’d say thats a plus on immigration reform.

[SoConPubbie]

So basically you have no clue.

You, on a conservative web-site, devoted to all conservative ideals, not just the ones we think we can win, are backing a Senator whose plan to solve the Illegal Immigration includes granting Amnesty to 30 million+ Illegal Invaders. An action that will destroy the GOP and this country, and you are accusing ME of having no clue?

Willful ignorance must be bliss.

[SoConPubbie]

Read the title of the article. It says Rand Paul is less popular with the Hispanics than Bush. I’d say thats a plus on immigration reform.

Do you believe that is a function of their knowledge of Rand Paul and his Immigration Plan or their ignorance and the propaganda of their Democrat controlled Hispanic media?

[Georgia Girl 2]

Why not just answer the question? Who do you think is the ideal person to lead the Republican party? So far you don’t seem to be able to come up with a name.