Posted on 12/04/2011 7:27:02 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
On CNN’s State of the Union today, Candy Crowley asked Senator John McCain if the Republican party should be worried about courting Hispanic voters in places like his home state of Arizona heading into next year’s presidential election, particularly given the anti-immigration sentiments of many of the candidates. McCain explained the policy of the United States should be “humane” when it comes to dealing with such matters, a word that got Newt Gingrich in hot water with conservatives when he used it about immigration several weeks ago.
McCain suggested that the Latino vote might not necessarily go for Obama because of voter frustration and a whole list of other factors, but did acknowledge it has the potential to go the other way. However, the former presidential candidate was quick to suggest that many American Hispanics do support closing and securing the U.S.-Mexico border, citing drug trafficking as one of the biggest problems in the region.
Crowley pressed McCain on whether Obama could win Arizona, and McCain conceded his former rival has a shot in not just his state, but in other states along the Southern border.
“I think it can be up for grabs. I think that’s true of New Mexico, Colorado, Texas even, although maybe not this time, but the demographics are clear… the Hispanic vote will play a major part in national elections.”
Watch the video below, courtesy of CNN:
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Hey, Juan! Go back to your North Vietnamese butt buddies! Thanks for introducing us to Sarah Palin, though. Now go away.
This is nuts from a crazy old man.
Shut up, Loser. When we want advice on winning, you are the last person we will call.
Hey Juan. Where were all of these voters in 2010?
It is true and we (non democrats) are so stupid that while they illegally change our demographics in order to control the country, we are afraid to object because then we are “racists”.
One of several reasons people believe America is finished.
Unfortunately, McCain is quite right. If we continue losing the Hispanic vote by the margins we have recently, in a generation or so we might not even be able to win Texas.
We saw this play out in Nevada and Colorado in 2010. The rapidly growing Hispanic demographic turned out heavily for Reid and Bennet and cost us 2 seats. Granted Angle was a poor candidate anyway, but Reid was virtually the most unpopular senator in the United States and still managed to win. Buck was actually a fairly solid Tea Party candidate, but the Hispanic vote was enough to make the difference and defeat him.
Somehow we have to win a bigger percentage of the Hispanic vote. They are voters we can get, we just have to do a better job of it. We've got to find a way to address immigration enforcement without allowing the Democrats and the media to paint us as anti-Hispanic.
Sadly he’s not nuts, this is the future reality for those states. Heck, NJ and Pennsylvania have whole communities built on illegal immigrants, they make announcements in Spanish here in all the stores.
That kind of thinking have led to the policies which now have those states in play and others out of reach.
Cierra la boca, Juan!
Citizens vote; illegal aliens cannot vote.
With Juan’s help, they indeed may...
You’re right. It seems Republican candidates keep ignoring this voting block and/or ostricizing them. The candidates need to come up with a Clear, Consistent, Compelling and Fair message about immigration (and other issues), and then flood the radios and TV ads in Hispanic districts.
Dear God, please make it stop.
We don't really care what's good for those folks ~ there are millions of others standing patiently in line for a chance to come to America legally so if they get PO'd it really doesn't matter.
At the same time NONE of these guys ever explain why all these millions of illegals are GOOD FOR US and that is most likely because they aren't.
At some point here McCain will figure out he's not back in the Nam ~ we hope. Gingrich began instantly backpeddling on his idea the second he heard someone say it'd been described as Anti-American. Senor Perri Caliente dallied two weeks too long after he told us we were HEARTLESS ~ and came around with a rather weak apology.
One more time, don't tell us why it's good for the illegals. Tell us what will be good for us. We have 20 million of our fellow citizens UNEMPLOYED in the prime of their lives and even some Republican politicians think it's OK to just screw them and bring in more illegals.
That does not compute.
Yup, I agree.
I wish our candidates simply said "I will enforce the existing immigration laws". We have the laws in place to deal with illegal immigration, we just don't enforce them. Why allow the Democrats and media to distort our views this issue at all? We are for enforcing the law. Period. Leave it at that.
Colorado & New Mexico up for play?? good news considering your sorry ass lost both those states in 2008 mclame...
Classic politician - say and do anything to get elected - the country be damned.
I keep saying he is brainwashed. Trained to be against his own side. Seems to be more so every day.
Shut up and go sit down McCain, you jerk.
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