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Ted Cruz Claims to Have the Key to Hispanic Vote, And It’s Shockingly Simple
Independent Journal Review ^ | May 2, 2015 | Frank Camp

Posted on 05/02/2015 8:25:52 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

CNN reports that, while speaking to the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, Ted Cruz took a swipe at Mitt Romney’s infamous “47 percent” remark.

Cruz reframed the conversation, taking the opportunity to connect the remark to the Hispanic vote:

“The media repeatedly said the reason Mitt Romney got clobbered in the Hispanic community was because of immigration…the data don’t bear that out…”

“What the polling data showed is actually Hispanic voters agree with Mitt Romney on a great many issues. Where he got clobbered was ‘cares about somebody like me.’ Where he got clobbered was the 47 percent–you remember the infamous comment…”

“I think Republicans are and should be the party of the 47 percent.”

While Cruz received only 35% of the Hispanic vote in his 2012 Senate race, conservative politicians made some considerable gains in the 2014 mid-terms.

According to Pew Research, Greg Abbott of Texas garnered 44% of the Hispanic vote, and David Perdue of Georgia garnered 42%.

This is significant, given that just two years prior, Mitt Romney received only 27% of the national Hispanic vote.

Ted Cruz may be on to something. Despite Pew reporting that 84% of Hispanic voters say a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants is more important or equally important as securing the border:

“When it comes to their vote, half (54%) of Latino registered voters say they would vote for a candidate who disagrees with them on immigration policy if that candidate agrees with them on most other issues.”

On Wednesday, Cruz said:

“We asked Hispanic voters in Texas what your number one issue is. You know what percent said immigration? Three percent…54 percent said jobs and the economy.”

It appears that 2016 will be the laboratory that puts this concept to the test.


TOPICS: Texas; Campaign News; Issues; Parties
KEYWORDS: hispanics; immigration; romney; tedcruz
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To: 9YearLurker

well that sucks. I will investigate but I trust you. Just want to get the raw numbers. This is a sad thing. We atill majority but what good does it do with millions of stupid young white people and single white women for SOME reason have an affinity towards the dems, and Asians vote 70-80 percent dem when they are such high achievers.


81 posted on 05/03/2015 8:50:53 AM PDT by dp0622 (Franky Five Angels: "Look, let's get 'em all -- let's get 'em all now, while we got the muscle.")
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To: conservativejoy

mine is 140 and never came in handy lol. You put me and Cruz next to each other and you’d think mine was I the low 90s lol


82 posted on 05/03/2015 8:51:49 AM PDT by dp0622 (Franky Five Angels: "Look, let's get 'em all -- let's get 'em all now, while we got the muscle.")
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To: dp0622

Wow! That’s remarkable! I’ve never had an I.Q. test, but I’m sure I’m a happier person not knowing. LOL


83 posted on 05/03/2015 8:58:18 AM PDT by conservativejoy (We Can Elect Ted Cruz! Pray Hard, Work Hard, Trust God!)
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To: 9YearLurker

plus didn’t mean to raise your blood pressure :) I always appreciate being corrected by the many smart people on this board. that’s one of the things I love about it.
But, it took three generations of Italian Americans, of which I am, to start hitting college hard. Most of my friends make a bundle as firemen, cops. sanitation, construction, electrician but only now are they saying their kids are going to college. Not all but a bunch. But they are Hardcore conservative.


84 posted on 05/03/2015 9:05:56 AM PDT by dp0622 (Franky Five Angels: "Look, let's get 'em all -- let's get 'em all now, while we got the muscle.")
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To: conservativejoy

lol. it’s a worthless thing. i’m incredibly absent minded and lacking in common sense. it’s a trade off I think.
I think Cruz is smarter than the GREAT ONE, but he had other qualities to compensate. God, the eighties were great.


85 posted on 05/03/2015 9:07:42 AM PDT by dp0622 (Franky Five Angels: "Look, let's get 'em all -- let's get 'em all now, while we got the muscle.")
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To: Din Maker
The immigrants we get coming up from the jungles don't even speak Spanish very well.

So, in a sense they do speak Mexican. A mix of slang, Spanish and English learned from their communities.

86 posted on 05/03/2015 9:12:18 AM PDT by riri (Obama's Amerika--Not a fun place.)
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To: dp0622

On my phone, but go to cis.org then look up Immigrant Paradox.


87 posted on 05/03/2015 10:17:32 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: 9YearLurker

permanent victimhood and lack of love of new country are the only things i could come up with.
VERY bad.
I have many friends, (half) that still speak Italian and have family there, but in NO way is their allegiance to anywhere but here.
i don’t get it.


88 posted on 05/03/2015 10:23:27 AM PDT by dp0622 (Franky Five Angels: "Look, let's get 'em all -- let's get 'em all now, while we got the muscle.")
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To: Balding_Eagle

“Why don’t we just grant them amnesty right now, then they could cast a vote for Cruz?”
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You’d have a god idea, but if Dems ever thought that the Hispanic vote was going to go GOP, they’d flip on the issue in the blink of an eye!!


89 posted on 05/03/2015 10:27:32 AM PDT by Regal
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To: kabar

Sorry, I think I’ll take Ted Cruz’s info over polling data from Latino Decisions.


90 posted on 05/03/2015 10:58:44 AM PDT by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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To: SoConPubbie
Besides his statement, what other source information do you have? Trust but verify.

Getting 40% is still a losing position.

91 posted on 05/03/2015 12:02:28 PM PDT by kabar
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To: DesertRhino
I went to school with a girl from Ecuador. She emphatically (more than once) referred to herself as being “Spanish”, not “Ecuadorian”.

The Spanish language (and influence) marks much of Central and South American.

Saying someone speaks “Mexican” is akin to Obama’s remark about speaking “Austrian”.

CA....

92 posted on 05/03/2015 12:18:34 PM PDT by Chances Are (Seems I've found that silly grin again....)
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To: conservativejoy

I’ll have to do some research on her.
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Check this out cjoy:

www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3279473/posts


93 posted on 05/03/2015 2:07:52 PM PDT by Din Maker (Anyone considering Gov. Susana Martinez of NM for VP in 2016?)
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To: Din Maker

Thanks for the reference. She sounds most impressive.


94 posted on 05/03/2015 2:21:46 PM PDT by conservativejoy (We Can Elect Ted Cruz! Pray Hard, Work Hard, Trust God!)
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To: kabar
Getting 40% is still a losing position.

Wrong, false premise.

If he gets somewhere between 40% and 50% of Hispanics in the primaries along with most of the Tea-Party, and most of the social conservative, and military conservatives, and fiscal conservatives, and yes there are overlaps among those six groups, he has a good shot at winning.
95 posted on 05/03/2015 4:19:30 PM PDT by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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To: kabar
Besides his statement, what other source information do you have? Trust but verify.

Besides your source, whatever source do you have?
96 posted on 05/03/2015 4:20:03 PM PDT by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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To: dp0622

Yeah, it’s a sadly very different time.


97 posted on 05/03/2015 5:10:40 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: SoConPubbie

I gave you the quote from the article used in this thread and the link to the poll. Two sources.


98 posted on 05/03/2015 5:49:27 PM PDT by kabar (I)
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To: SoConPubbie
He is not going to get 40% to 50% from Hispanics nationwide. Reps always lose when they try to play identity politics.

The conservative vote is going to be split among Cruz, Walker, and Carson in the primaries. Paul will take the libertarians and Bush and Rubio will split the Moderate read RINO vote. Christie could help splinter the RINO vote further if he enters. McCain never got more than 30% in the primaries and still won. Hopefully, the conservatives can settle on one candidate to back as early in the process as possible.

99 posted on 05/03/2015 5:56:25 PM PDT by kabar (I)
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To: kabar
He is not going to get 40% to 50% from Hispanics nationwide. Reps always lose when they try to play identity politics.

He's not pl playing identity politics Kabar. Pay attention to what he is saying.

He is talking about being conservative and not giving them citizenship at the same time.

That is the definition of NOT pandering or playing identity politics.

Furthermore, there are polls out there that show that at least 52% of the Hispanic electorate are much less concerned with Amnesty than getting a job. Much, Much less concerned.
100 posted on 05/03/2015 6:29:28 PM PDT by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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