'The Jeb Bush Nobody Knows' - Part 18: Jeb habla Espanol: "FL, Nuestra Casa" (See new TV ad here!)

various, including: NationalJournal.com ^ | July 13, 2002 | summer and others

[summer]

FYI. :)

[summer]

FYI. :)

[RoseofTexas]

Get real!! The RATS have always had the upper hand with hispanics and now that the pubbies are having a fair shot at this colossus voting block, many oppose it! GET OVER IT, hispanics are here to stay, and YOU'LL be amazed how many, like myself are very PATRIOTIC! I LOVE MY COUNTRY, and yes I would DIE for it too! It thrills me that the Bush's are aiming and receiving great KUDOS from the Hispanic community! Come election time, just like the blacks in the past who were the domineering voting block, the Hispanic vote will determine the elections! We have a great opportunity to cease upon this block. So many KUDOS to those who are willing to take that extra mile! I think the pubbies should adopt that great scripture which says, "GENTLE AS A DOVE, BUT CUNNING AS A SERPENT."

[ST.LOUIE1]

...going for Gov. Bush in a big way BUMP!

Hi, summer. : )

[SevenofNine]

Hey Summer what about Hillary what about her spanish I think it going be trend NOOO we won't have separate debating schedule involving anybody campaign for Prez twice in English once in Spanish

Does Hill Beast speak Spanish

[walrus954]

Chocando para el gobernador!

[summer]

It thrills me that the Bush's are aiming and receiving great KUDOS from the Hispanic community!

I agree; it's very exciting to see someone like Gov. Bush connect with these voters. I think he really makes them feel part of that fabric of patriotic life we call the USA -- The Real America. I believe these voters are very much like the immgrants of the early 20th century, coming to America for a better life -- and wanting very much to assimiliate.

[summer]

Ahora, que es "Chocando"?

[summer]

Re post #25 -- Does Hill Beast speak Spanish?

I'm not sure, but I don't think so. Liz, do you know?

[summer]

...going for Gov. Bush in a big way BUMP!

BTTT! :)

PS Hi ST.LOUIE1! :)

[kinganamort]

rock on! will be posted tonight at www.repunk.com/summer/archives.html ... as soon as i get home from volunteering at katherine Harris's barbq with Tom Delay! woohoo!

[summer]

Gosh, what a go-getter you are, kinganamort! Thanks! :)

[summer]

caltrop, Thought you might find this interesting. Maybe not! Here are some highlights from the Orlando Sentinel ariticle I linked to above:

The Bush campaign's survey in the critical "Interstate 4 corridor" of Central Florida focused for the first time on Hispanics not of Cuban origin. ...most thought Bush is "a different" kind of Republican.

"These voters are critical in a very swing area of the state," said Neil Newhouse, a Virginia-based Bush-campaign pollster. Bush "has a personal appeal among Hispanics that seems to overcome traditional partisan anchors. He seems to connect much better with these voters than the average Republican."

Bush's own popularity -- 60 percent of Hispanics surveyed approve of the job he is doing -- is one factor in his apparent lead among these voters.

Three-quarters of those surveyed were aware the governor speaks Spanish, Newhouse noted, and most knew his wife, Columba, is Mexican.

A widespread unfavorable view of his leading Democratic rival, former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno, is another factor.

In addition, Reno's chief challenger among Democrats, Tampa-area attorney Bill McBride, remains largely unknown among Hispanics.

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Yet this bloc offers fertile ground for Florida's bilingual governor -- who voices his own appeals in Spanish-language TV ads -- his campaign counting on 12 percent to 14 percent of the vote coming from Hispanics, with Cuban-Americans accounting for just half.

GOP makes Hispanic inroads

The president "has made improving his standing among Hispanic voters a priority," said Dario Moreno, a political scientist at Florida International University in Miami. While the Justice lawsuits may not be political, Moreno said, "The political effect is what's interesting."

Nationally, GOP efforts appear to be yielding results.

...an assembly of moderate congressmen, released a survey last week showing the president's approval among Hispanics has grown from 38 percent in November 2000 to 76 percent in May. ...

In its unprecedented, targeted survey of Hispanics in the Orlando and Tampa "media markets" -- counties along I-4 from Tampa to Daytona -- the governor's campaign found that the most likely voters identify themselves in threes:

31 percent Democratic,

29 percent Republican,

27 percent independent...

Alexandria, Va.-based Public Opinion Strategies interviewed 400 likely voters April 17-21.

Among them, 61 percent were Puerto Rican, 12 percent of Mexican origin, 7 percent Colombian, 4 percent Dominican, 7 percent other South Americans, and 10 percent other Hispanics.

The results carry a possible margin of error of plus or minus 4.9 percentage points.

Education is top concern

The I-4 survey found:

Education ranked as the No. 1 concern...

Yet 71 percent held a favorable impression of Gov. Bush, 17 percent unfavorable, while 44 percent viewed Reno favorably, 32 percent unfavorably.

McBride was largely unknown: 71 percent never had heard of him, while 12 percent had a favorable impression, 3 percent unfavorable.

Most thought Bush is committed to improving education -- 69 percent. And many said he understands the needs of Central Florida's Hispanic community -- 60 percent.

Asked whether Bush "is different from most Republicans when it comes to Latino/Hispanic issues," 57 percent said yes. Most -- 76 percent -- were aware that Bush speaks Spanish.

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BTW, this article says the non-Cuban Hispanics split, into Dem, GOP, and independent, but, I believe that despite the split and the traditional leaning toward Dems, the skyhigh 71% favorable impression they have of Gov. Bush indicates they are a lot more independent than they are perceived.

[summer]

Thought you might be interested in knowing that while Reno
dances at South Beach, Gov. Bush is on TV speaking to Spanish voters... :)

[summer]

See post #34. :)

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