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About That 'Permanent Democratic Majority' (Tokyo Rove Pimps Amnesty...)
Wall Street Journal ^ | 1/30/13 | Karl Rove

Posted on 01/30/2013 5:12:43 PM PST by jimbo123

Many are arguing these days that President Obama has forged a new majority coalition of women, minorities, young people and upscale cultural liberals so large and durable that he can do what no president has done before—pursue a very liberal agenda without serious opposition or defections from his own party. Demography is destiny, this argument holds, and it is irrevocably on the side of Mr. Obama and the Democratic Party.

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Republicans have a perception problem with Hispanics, but the GOP earned 44% of Hispanic votes in 2004 and can do so again with the right policies, many more Hispanic candidates and better messaging.

The major impediment is the harsh rhetoric of some Republicans regarding immigration. The solution is less about policy than about respect for the Hispanic community. If federal immigration law is reformed with substantial Republican support—including for a long and demanding but achievable process of earning legal status—the GOP can consistently earn 35%-40% among Hispanics.

Having Sen. Marco Rubio as the GOP spokesman on immigration issues will hasten the GOP recovery.

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KEYWORDS: americancrossroads; amnesty; gope; karlrove; rino; rinos4amnesty; rove4amnesty; rove4obamacare; rove4romneycare; rove4soros; teaparty; tokyorove
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To: nascarnation

I keep hearing that will never happen. I bet they said that about California too not that long ago. We’re done, those of us left need to good to plan B.


21 posted on 02/06/2013 6:45:41 PM PST by stevio (God, guns, guts.)
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To: jimbo123
Tokyo Rove and his GOP-e Amnesty Cabal are 100% completely totally insane.

And evil.

22 posted on 02/06/2013 6:50:46 PM PST by M. Thatcher
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