Posted on 10/09/2017 4:08:23 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
When President Trump said a few weeks ago that he wanted to find a way to continue protecting young “dreamers” from deportation, some Republicans touted the possibility of a “Nixon goes to China” moment that could reset the president’s deeply frayed relationship with Latino voters.
But ever since, Trump has returned to antagonizing this growing segment of the electorate — including proposing new hard-line immigration measures Sunday — deepening a rift that many in his party fear will do lasting damage to the GOP’s ability to win future elections.
Trump’s hostile rhetoric and actions toward Latinos, Republican strategists say, could not only undercut candidates in competitive 2018 races and make the White House harder to retain in 2020 but also further tarnish a GOP brand that party leaders have struggled for years to sell to skeptical Latino voters.
“A whole generation of minority voters is essentially hearing the GOP tell them, ‘We don’t like you,’ ” said Doug Heye, a former communications director for the Republican National Committee. “That might not have sunk the GOP against a flawed candidate like Hillary Clinton, but the demographics are moving into a direction where this will be political suicide.”
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Fixed the title.
Whistling past the graveyard.
He got more Latino votes than either Milt or McCain, IIRC.
When they come here for free stuff, I can understand why they wouldn’t.
“...some Republicans touted the possibility of a “Nixon goes to China”
And how did that work out?
You can not fix stupid.
They’d sell more papers if they published ghost stories instead of this crap.
Anyone identifying as “latino” is most likely a foreigner anyway.
Because Latinos love it when ms-13 members murder their children and drunk driving illegals kill their mother.
Let’s see who is against that again... oh yeah, TRUMP! and every other law abiding Latino.
It's only growing because we're letting illegals cross the border and vote. Deport the illegals and stop them from stealing American rights and that "electorate" (invader-ate) becomes much less influential.
But that would defeat the libs' purpose, wouldn't it?
Even if it was true, so what?
You get 60% of the white vote and you win even if you don’t get a single black or “hispanic” (whatever that is) vote.
That’s what he shot for.
Duh.
This is the same old rope-a-dope gig. Try to shame the R guy into pandering to irrelevant Rat voters. Means you lose the white vote in PA, OH, WI, and MI.
Guess what Trump won?
Now that was some funny stuff right there!
Humor at its finest!
Shhh. Don’t confuse journo-lists with facts.
More fake news from the compost.
Hispanic citizens who value the rule of law have no problem with Trump’s immigration policy.
People loyal to their home country are more likely to oppose because it does not benefit illegal aliens.
What is going to prevent future GOP wins is another 10 million dependent RAT voters.
Most victims of Illegal Alien crime are either ILLEGAL ALIEN Latinos, or LEGAL Latino Immigrants and Latino Citizens....
Without open borders, all Latinos will hate you?
A strong impregnable wall at the Mexican birder or we are not going to get anywhere. Every single day there us yet another report of a heinous crime committed by an illegal who has been deported up to eight or nine times already, only for them to simply walk across the very porous border again and resume right where they left off. A strong wall worked like a dream for Israel and Hungary. /p>
No president or person in authority who is trying to restore sanity and enforce the law of the land can expect to have a good relationship with people
who are accustomed to breaking the law and getting free stuff from the government.
Puerto Rico will always vote Democrat as will most Puerto Ricans in (Orlando/NY/NJ).
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