Martinez and the Bush Administration should pay attention. It is impossible to out pander the Democrats. They’ll trump you every time, and in the end, what does it matter? At most there is less than 5 percent of the Hispanic vote in play. Democrats are going to get 75 to 80 percent of the Hispanic vote, even if the GOP destroys itself trying to get a fraction of a percent more. The little bit of a swing may or may not make a difference now, but in the near future, with the explosive growth of the Hispanic population, Democrats will win the day, by a landslide. If pandering to Hispanic voters is the only growth plan up the GOP’s sleeve, we are doomed.
Bush got 44% of Hispanic vote, so I stopped reading after your first error.