Dems' hoped for surge in Hispanic turnout an illusion

American Thinker ^ | 10/22/2018 | Rick Moran

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Democrats have been touting their "blue wave" for months, believing that their anti-Trump, anti-GOP hysteria will drive minorities and women to the polls.

But as we get closer to election day, it is becoming more apparent that this hoped for surge in turnout among their core constituencies is mostly a mirage.

There are indications that two important groups – Republican women and Hispanics – will not be giving Democrats the boost at the polls that they hoped.  Republican women are "coming home" to vote for the GOP while there is no indication that Hispanics will turn out in any greater numbers than they did in the last midterm election in 2014.

New York Times:

But interviews with dozens of Hispanic voters in Nevada and California, two key battleground states, showed a more complicated picture that is deeply alarming to Democratic Party officials.  Away from campaign rallies and candidates, many voters said they felt disempowered rather than emboldened; they expressed feelings of cynicism, apathy and fear fueled by the highly fraught political moment.  Others said that messaging about immigration policy alone is not enough to motivate them.

And some have simply lost faith that politicians will follow through on their promises once the elections are over.

"It's the same as in Mexico – they promise people they're going to help, and they don't," said Cesar Gustamente, 28, over a plate of carne asada in east Las Vegas, when asked about why he might not vote in the tossup Senate race there.

Mr. Gustamente, who is Mexican-American, voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016 and has been upset by President Trump's language.  But "there are times where you're just wasting your time on voting," he said.

[sickoflibs]

Is this possible?

[dsrtsage]

“It’s the same as in Mexico – they promise people they’re going to help, and they don’t,” said Cesar Gustamente

May have found the problem. Isn’t there some old saying from somewhere about People who help themselves...something...something?

[Mr Rogers]

My non-Hispanic uncle told me that anyone who was counting on the government to make them happy and wealthy would die bitter and poor. Suspect that is still true 40 years later...

[atc23]

I’m in Hollywood, CA. Right under the HOLLYWOOD sign. There’s tons of friendly, working hard Hispanic people all over our neighborhood. They like things the way they are now as compared to Woodpile Broncobama.

I think they’re overall pretty excited about all this Winning. They ain’t stupid and like all reasonable folks everywhere, the violence and intimidation and beating of political opponents is just like the shitholes they left!

[RKV]

And about the timing of the border invasion that is brewing now? Any reason for that happening right during our election?