So if you build a better "mousetrap" they will come? Bull. You dont just enunicate your principles and expect them to be communicated by the press. You have to advertise via paid media and you have to pick places to visit and issues to push. You dont just say Im for limited government and the world will rush to your door. You have to pick out your target audiences that you want to reach, you have to select your message, you have to determine how to reach this market and you have to determine which issues have salience to the group that you are attempting to reach (e.g., you dont spend your limited time discussing the need for elimination of the AMT to a group of low income senior citizens).
Good point; and Morris no doubt frames his reference from his Democrat orientation.
May be naive here, but actually think Bush is framing this first, from what he thinks is the better and 'higher' perspective ie first, from doing what he thinks is right and right for America.
He would rather tackle this than for the Dems taking their turn at it; which in the end would prove to be a sinister, corrupted approach. . .designed, from their perspective, no doubt as a guarantee for the Hispanic vote.
So while I do not think Bush is doing this at least, first and foremost, for the Hispanic vote; he certainly is aware of the political possibilities.
He certainly recognizes as well, that there are no guarantees this will serve Republican interests and should this get passed; he knows it will not serve Republican politics exclusively.