Posted on 06/29/2007 1:23:04 AM PDT by Anita1
Thursday’s defeat of the immigration bill will boost the chances of a Democratic victory in 2008, giving Hillary Clinton – the probable Democratic candidate – a strong advantage, according to political strategist Dick Morris.
"Hispanic voters will undoubtedly blame the Republicans for the failure of the bill,” says Morris,
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"Now that the Republicans have defeated the immigration bill, they will very likely pay a steep price at the polls in 2008.”
Dick Morris said that?
look for a Republican landslide then
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
“Now that the Republicans have defeated the immigration bill, they will very likely pay a steep price at the polls in 2008.”
I guess we will have to wait and see....i don’t have any predictions for 2008...the shenanigans in the senate the last few weeks have been very eye opening for a lot of us..actually breath taking arrogance for all to see....i would imagine that includes some slightly left of center dems...heck i even think “some” far left moonbats were sickened by this bill....a lot can happen between now and then.
Riiiiiiight, Mr. Morris.
Bring it on.
He’s looking for attention so he can sell his new book.
Remember Dick has stated all along that Hellary would win in 08.
He even wrote that in a book if I remember correctly.
Actually, the media is writing this as if it were Bush's bill and he was defeated in his attempt. Of course that's the MSM's attempt to hook a defeat on Bush...but the pro-illegal immigration group are picking that up and blaming the senate for the defeat...which are the dems. Earlier this evening I saw a post that quoted just such an individual. Of course a single person is highly anecdotal, but it might not be as Morris claims. He's been predicting a Hillary presidency for quite some time now...so he seems inclined to read everything into that paradigm of his.
Dick Morris suggested for Bush to concentrate on “energy independence” and “clean energy” policy during 2006 election cycle, to divert attention from “Iraq”. Result - horrible corn ethanol policy fiasco and non-issue 2006 campaign.
The lesson? Don’t take advice from a Dick.
Many "Hispanic Voters" have seen their own incomes diminished as a result of being hit by low wage illegals! They are not universally in favor of promoting wage competitors who will undercut their economic status!
Yeah, the republicans AND the democrats that voted no on cloture today just completely blew the illegal alien vote.
Many, maybe most, of the good American citizens of mexican immigrant descent who jumped through all the hoops and did things legally and honorably actually appreciate those that did not allow Kennedy, McCain, Kyl and Bush to cheapen their hard work and success with this abomination that would have allowed people who don’t appreciate what America is all about enough to follow its laws.
Morris is interesting, sometimes amazingly correct, more often wrong. He is VERY wrong on this one. I doubt that Morris even knows any of the naturalized Americans that came from Mexico or points south.
if the wetbacks have such voting clout, why don’t they create their own party and run one of their own for president
The status quo was just fine, Bush has done nothing but piss off his base and pretty much assure that Hillary will be President.
The GOP will lose either Texas or Florida in 2008 due to legal hispanics voting dumbocrat.
The Hispanics and Latinos I know don’t like the Immigration bill, and the entire issue of illegals. They feel that it demeans their own achievements, even more so than affirmative action does for blacks (except, of course, their “leaders” - usual affirmative action and poverty pimps), and also reflects badly on them.
Republicans may get less of the hispanic vote in 2008, but are more likely to get more of the Reagan Democrats. Only 26% of Americans were in favor of this stupid bill.
I am making sure that everyone I know who does not pay much attention to politics knows about this fiasco and the DemocRAT candidates sell out to illegals.
I am making sure that everyone I know who does not pay much attention to politics knows about this fiasco and the DemocRAT candidates sell out to illegals.
me too....I’m trying to find some good in this...i agree about the Reagan dems...’08 is going to be VERY interesting for us wonks...that’s an easy predicition!b ;)
I saw this interview....one thing he said that did concern me is that if Hillary gets in, she will move forward The DREAM Act.....which apparently (according to Morris) gives AMNESTY to any illegal who can manage to hide from INS and avoid deportation for 5 years. Then they automatically get some of the same things that were in the Senate Bill!!!
I read elsewhere (on Forbes, I think, a banned source on FR for copyright reasons) that they are going to try and attach the DREAM and Ag Lobby provisions in other bills in the next few days.
IMHO it will help the DemocRATS! Because Im going to remember every traitorous RINO that voted for this piece of sh*t bill.
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