Bush thought because he was ‘Hispanic friendly’ and had a Mexican wife he would pull in all the Hispanic voters along with establishment voters. If that had worked he wouldn’t have needed the base. He didn’t factor in that Hispanics are almost all die hard Democrats because he and the rest of the establishment Republicans think if they pander enough they’ll get their votes. They’re stupid.
You are correct about the Hispanic angle since SC was an open primary.
You would have thought that one would be perceptive enough to have a clearer vision of the mood of electorate. The public is angry, very angry, after 7 years of total lies and racism from Onambla and his mob.
This election was going to be a street brawl, and it has been so far.