I’m open to suggestion for another rock star candidate.
Rubio’s stated he’s not a Dream Act guy. He’s also balls enough to realize that immigration is an issue that needs to be dealt with. I don’t agree with a the Reagan model that i think he’s leaning for but, I also realize you can’t bury your head in the sand and wait for it to resolve.
The folks are single issue voters. The appeal hasn’t been made. Do you know how much impact you get in the hispanic community when you challenge their PRIDE? They can be turned.
Here’s where you and I disagree:
You’re bulking hispanics and blacks based on the demographic. I suspect you live on the SW border and you’re kneedeep in them.
My experience with them is over here in the southeast. I’m convinced that there are vulnerable pockets of them who ARE RIPE fOR THE PICKING. This is where customizing the message is so important. I see them as the Kurds of the US.
Blacks too. Away from the population cesspools and inner city welfare cultures, some blacks here in Alabama wouldn’t even know they were black if BET and the MSM weren’t cramming it down their throats.
Establish a front with these populations and extend our gains over time.
RLTW
Thanks for putting your ideas here for all to see. It’s a good and thought provoking discussion. It ties in well with the threads that First_Salute linked in Reply #5 too.
I think Paul Ryan's here to stay.
I lived in TX, CO and FL and dealt with hispanics. First thing I found out is that generally they hate gringos. They rival blacks for crime, welfare dependency, abortion rates, crime, dropout rates. They vote for who is going to give them free stuff. Not quite as bad as blacks but close. They don't vote strictly on race as we've seen with black support for Allen West which is nil.
Also need to dispel the the "hard working, family oriented, traditional values" meme for hispanics. They go to church for the social services and the freebies. Once again they rival blacks in out of wedlock births.
We have to understand that amnesty of any sort is the death knell for the Republican party.
We have to run a true Conservative. We have to stamp out voter fraud, especially illegals voting and we have to educate young Whites.
Did I mention Allen West?