[NewRomeTacitus]

"It would be interesting to see Rove's numbers on this. Is it really true that he will gain more votes than he will lose?"

I'm firmly convinced Bush would pick up more Hispanic votes by cracking down instead of pandering. The majority of Hispanic-descended citizens are sick of it and watch their wages undercut like everyone else.

[CasearianDaoist]

I agree, at least for the ones inclined to vote Republican in the first place. I get the feeling that the GOP leadership is getting more and more out of touch with what people want - not some "conservative base" but just regular people. Most of the country has strong feelings about certain issues and not a lot of ideological motivations. This is one of those issues.

I am often puzzled by their tin ear for this.

If Bush would just come out and say that he was going to close the borders he would be a shoe-in. I thought they buried this issue but they cannot leave well enough alone. One step forward and two step back.

[CasearianDaoist]

I agree, at least for the ones inclined to vote Republican in the first place. I get the feeling that the GOP leadership is getting more and more out of touch with what people want - not some "conservative base" but just regular people. Most of the country has strong feelings about certain issues and not a lot of ideological motivations. This is one of those issues.

I am often puzzled by their tin ear for this.

If Bush would just come out and say that he was going to close the borders he would be a shoe-in. I thought they buried this issue but they cannot leave well enough alone. One step forward and two step back.

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