[Lurkinanloomin]

Take two

The GOP blindly chases 30% of 12% of the electorate while telling the 65-70% of the citizens who oppose amnesty that they must surrender their country to fraudulently documented foreigners and wonder why they lose.....

[Din Maker]

The GOP blindly chases 30% of 12% of the electorate

Wow! That puts things in a new perspective. Actually I think the percentage of Hispanics in America is now 16 percent. The Hispanics surpassed the Blacks as the largest Minority in the U.S. in the 2010 Census. So, 30% of 16% is just under 5%. NOW, losing 5% could make a difference in the Popular Vote. However, spread that 5% over 50 States. Electorally, it is minuscule (yes, that's the correct spelling) especially with most of them being in Texas, New York and California. Texas is going Red anyhow and NY and CA are dyed-in-the-wool Blue so............ Really, how big of a difference does the Hispanic vote make? The only three States where it might make a difference are Nevada, Colorado and New Mexico. Now..... One final point......

The depressed Black voter turn-out in 2016 will offset any gains the Dems make in the Hispanic voter turn out. I guarantee you, the Blacks will NOT turn-out in '16 like they did in '08 and '12. Damn, Lurkinanloomin; you made my day.