Posted on 04/13/2013 3:13:17 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Sen. Marco Rubios approval rating is six points lower with Hispanics than George W. Bushs, so the Republican Party thinks it is a great idea to put him on all 5 Sunday shows.
The Republican rebrand strategy is centered around making Sen. Marco Rubio the face of immigration reform. The problem is that Hispanics arent flocking to the Florida Republican. A new poll from NBC News/WSJ/Telemundo found that despite months of efforts to elevate Rubio, the senators approval rating with Hispanics is 23%. Twenty five percent of those polled were neutral, 12% had a negative opinion, and 40% didnt know him. On the surface, these numbers dont seem all that bad. The fact that Rubio is a relative unknown could provide upside for his approval.
Republicans might be feeling good about Rubio if the same poll didnt reveal that George W. Bushs approval rating with Hispanics is six points higher (29%) than Marco Rubios (23%). President Obamas approval rating with Hispanics is almost three times larger than Rubios (64%), but not even the president can match potential 2016 candidate Hillary Clintons approval rating of 65%.
The GOP is responding to this lukewarm reception for Rubio by putting him on all five of the Sunday news shows tomorrow as their face of immigration reform. Just like they did with women and Sarah Palin, Republicans are acting on the assumption that Hispanic Americans will vote for them if they promote a Hispanic person.
Instead of admitting that the problem is what they stand for, Republicans are trying to once again put a different race/gender/ethnicity on the same failed platform.
Splashing Marco Rubios face all over television on Sunday morning isnt going send Hispanics back to the Republican Party.....
(Excerpt) Read more at politicususa.com ...
“This is how you KNOW he is a wolf in sheep’s clothing where Illegal Immigration is concerned”
Read the title of the article. It says Rand Paul is less popular with the Hispanics than Bush. I’d say thats a plus on immigration reform.
Why not just answer the question? Who do you think is the ideal person to lead the Republican party? So far you don’t seem to be able to come up with a name.
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