Although I voted in 2006, I was totally demoralized over the GWB/Republican efforts to give AMNESTY to 20 million illegals, and to simultaneously INCREASE the number of poor, downtrodden, defacto socialist third-world illegals into America.
As a volunteer poll worker who spoke to thousands of Republicans in 2006, I am confident when I say that 40% of the Republicans who switched to Democratics (or didn't bother to vote) were upset at the GOP/White House stance on illegal immigration.
Another 40% were demoralized (falsely) by the slow Iraq war progress, and the other 20% by the Foley/Abramoff scandals which naturally were hyped by the liberal press ad naseum.
As for illegal immigration, I an many others view illegal immigration as the BIGGEST threat to America's future ..... not terror.
AlQaeda could NEVER launch an invasion of America. We are too strong and resolute militarily against armed enemies.
But we sit idly by as English is deemed almost second class, and as Latin socialists gain electoral power day by day.
Eventually, states such as Texas, Florida, Arizone, and California REALLY will have the desire to succeed from the union, and short of civil war, there won't be much the US government can do to stop it.
Hope I'm not being hysterical. Just realistic.
If Texas goes Dem because of Hispanics, the Presidential ballgame is over for a long time for conservatives. Can’t win with CA, TX, and NY in the Dem camp. Texan conservatives better start evangelizing for conservativism in the latin community, and better fight tooth and nail against amnesty, or . . .