Hispanic voters love Obama, but Marco Rubio could end the romance

South Florida Sun-Sentinel ^ | March 5, 2012 | Anthony Man

[ConservativeStatement]

Hispanic voters in Florida and across the country give exceedingly high marks to President Barack Obama and overwhelmingly favor his re-election.

The findings come from a Fox News Latino/Latin Insights poll released Monday. The poll also showed that in Florida and elsewhere Hispanic support for Obama dips if the eventual Republican nominee picks U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio for vice president.

[ConservativeStatement]

Obama and Rubio differ on many view points. Do the people polled know this?

[Kansas58]

Many people do not vote, based on issues.
Instead, they vote on appearance, race and gender.

[pallis]

I subscribe to the thinking that Marco Rubio could and will be a valuable player when it comes to persuading Hispanics to leave the dark side, but the dark side is powerful, and it has its hooks into a vast majority of Hispanic voters. The Republican Party, the Tea Party and conservatives in general, will have help Rubio all they can.

[Perdogg]

What about Gov Susanna Martez (R-NM)?

[sthguard]

“Many people do not vote, based on issues.
Instead, they vote on appearance, race and gender.”

You’re correct, of course, but I’d also add religion to that list. Santorum is getting a lot of support for that reason, notwithstanding his weak policies and record.

[traditional1]

A Santorum/Rubio or Gingrich/Rubio Ticket would be great.

Unfortunately, if it's Romney-the-RINO/Rubio, we know he would be the "token-Hispanic VP" (that's how Soros got The Messiah/token Black).

[BenLurkin]

Hispanic voters love Obama

WHY?

[Godebert]

Rubio is NOT a natural born Citizen.

I would NOT vote for any presidential ticket that included Marco Rubio or any other ineligible candidate.

[ConservativeStatement]

They like lefties?

[newzjunkey]

Gov. Martinez would be a fool to follow Palin’s path to destruction: a first term GOP woman governor dragged on to a presidential ticket. She should wait for her second term and 2016 and run in her own right.

[paddles]

Spot on!

[PJ-Comix]

Rubio is NOT a natural born Citizen.

Really? WHEN was he naturalized?

[GlockThe Vote]

Very simple - because he has brown skin - for 95% of blacks, and most hispanics, that is all that matters.

He can do no wrong to these fools.

[Godebert]

Rubio’s parents were not naturalized citizens until a few years after his birth in Miami. Even if he were eligible, he is soft on illegal immigration.

[ansel12]

Rubio is a Romney guy, and a participant in the “Bloody Thursday” week of attacks against Gingrich.

[Zhang Fei]

Very simple - because he has brown skin - for 95% of blacks, and most hispanics, that is all that matters. He can do no wrong to these fools.

Actually, it's more a hankering for free stuff, quotas in academic admissions and hiring and other minority preferences. This is why when the GOP runs blacks against white Democrats, it consistently loses the black vote 9 to 1. Black and Hispanic voters are pretty rational - it's white and Asian voters who consistently vote for handouts and preferences at their own expense.

[PJ-Comix]

You still haven’t answered my question. If Rubio is not a Natural Born Citizen then that means he must have been Naturalized. So WHEN was Rubio Naturalized?

[Godebert]

Naturalized is NOT the same as natural born.The key is sole allegiance. Marco was also a Cuban citizen at birth through his Cuban parents.

[BfloGuy]

Rubio is NOT a natural born Citizen.

In my opinion, he is. Neither of his parents owed allegiance to a foreign entity at the time of his birth. They had fled Castro's Cuba and were preparing to become American citizens.

According to the common law at the time of the Constitution's signing, that fit the definition of "natural born."

[Godebert]

MINOR V. HAPPERSETT IS BINDING PRECEDENT AS TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL DEFINITION OF A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN.