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.
Cruz/walker. I’m in 100%
U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
What is this?
WHat are you talking about? Latino voters are overwhelming Leftists in their own countries—and after they move here. They are strongly favor affirmative action and abortion rights.
They actually are notably unsuccessful at climbing the socio-economic ladder in the US, with a majority still low skill and welfare dependent, with high rates of various social ills, at least three generations in—unlike non-Hispanic immigrants have traditionally been.
Including that one :)
mexico has never been a country...just a zone...at least 30% of the area doesnt speak Spanish. mexico goes all out to preserve the myth of being a “Spanish” land but its a facade.
Until recent times most Latin Americans looked down on mexico.
mexico is not at all like like the cruise ship stops/post cars or private resorts.....not at all.
I spent quite a lot of time in Honduras for work. Ask one of them what they speak in Mexico and they will tell you it's Mexican and they can't understand it. Yes, I realize it's Spanish, but it's significantly different, enough so that Hondurans understand Mexicans about as well as you might understand Italian(assuming you don't already speak it). Some of the words are similar but everything else is different.
Having Rubio on a Cruz ticket will be just as much of a problem as a Reagan/Bush ticket. Granted, nothing was wrong with the Reagan part it is just he had to constantly work to not only overcome the Democrats but also the Progressive wing of the Republicans which at the time were called the Rockefeller Republicans.
Rubio is classic GOPe and will have just as much of a limiting factor of Liberty as did the Bushes. The GOPe must be eliminated or greatly marginalized if Liberty is to be attained.
Can't fix stupid.
Take it as you will - no nuances added to confuse the sentiment.
Rubio’s problem is not his age, it’s his policies and the fact that he cannot be trusted on immigration. His record shows that.
I don’t think we have ever had a President with Cruz’s I.Q. (145) I.Q. of 130 is considered genius, so Cruz is off the charts.
I don’t know much about Martinez, but I’m intrigued by a woman VP. I’ll have to do some research on her.
I love Allen West, but when I think of him I think Secretary of Defense.
Drinking and posting are not incompatible.
Lotta Mex in Amarillo.
I wish Jung-Ho Kang would get more playing time.
“Mexican is a nationality; not a language. A “Mexican” is a person from Mexico and the language they speak is Spanish, NOT Mexican.”
While that is true, if you spend alot of time in Mexico and a lot of time in spain, you will notice they are two totally different languages similar to the difference between english and american. If I hear someone speaking spanish, I can instantly tell whether they are from spain or mexico
“I have seen Mexican beggars in Mexico.”
Probably 90% of the time that you see a beggar in Mexico, they are Indian
I think it would be more entertaining if a third of the country were of Korean descent because, Konglish
Well I live in Orange County, Ca., so very close to me I have the options of experiencing the language and driving qualities of Mexico, Vietnam, Korea and Florida (major Retirement enclaves. I was going to say that SoCal is a melting pot, but I have to go with it's going to pot, but considering the civil unrest others are experiencing, I'll just smile and be happy.
Hispanics are natural Dem constituents who favor big government and more services. Anyone who thinks that having an Hispanic name on the ballot will increase Hispanic voting for a Rep significantly is dreaming. And Hillary is more popular among Hispanics than Obama. Tokenism doesn't work for Reps. Ask Ken Blackwell, Michael Steele, and Lyn Swann.
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