My theory is that Jebbie was keeping Columba in the background for the primary season only. Then during the general election, she would be given a higher profile with the expectation that all the Hispanic voters would gush over her and cross over to vote for the Republicans in November. That might explain why Jebbie said he didn’t need the Republican base to win. All he had to do was win the nomination, which he assumed was bought and paid for, and then cruise to an easy general election victory on the strength of the Hispanic crossover vote.
Good insight. I also believe Jeb dismissing the base was the product of hearing the Bush family over the years, demean and laugh at conservatives the GOPe despises.
Good insight. I also believe Jeb dismissing the base was the product of hearing the Bush family over the years, demean and laugh at conservatives the GOPe despises.
Dubya won 44% of the Hispanic vote in Florida. Now that’s crucial in states such as Florida where hundreds of thousands Puerto Ricans have moved to in the past couple of years. That could end up being the decisive bloc in the election.