“... millions of Hispanics didn’t just materialize between 2010 and 2012.”
The turnout for a presidential election always eclipses an off-year election. Black turnout was also higher, including both natve-born and immigrants from Africa.
There is no good reason for the GOP to cede the Hispanic vote to the Dems.
“There is no good reason for the GOP to cede the Hispanic vote to the Dems.”
It depends on the definition of cede. If “not ceding” is granting amnesty to 30,000,000 new voters that likely will lean Democrat, I’m not sure that’s in our best interest.