McCain is losing the Hispanic vote because the GOP has failed to remove the anti-immigrant, anti-Hispanic fringe element from the party. Even with McCain’s credentials for support of comprehensive immigration reform, he could not overcome the image the Republican party has developed thanks to the far right extremists within the party. I warned this would happen, but most blew me off. Now, it will be extremely difficult to win back Hispanic voters in future elections. Without them, we’re done as a legitimate party.
in all fairness, the GOP has not done a good job of reaching out to the average Hispanic voter... i say this every election cycle... we can't wait until there is an election to reach out the Hispanics... it's got to be ongoing and deliberate... i was hoping Bush or the RNC would put something into place while he was in office... however, four years ago, when he and Kerry were running, i realized that the GOP had made no such strides in reaching out to the Hispanic voter...