Hispanic men moved to Bush

Washington Times ^ | Dec 22, 2004 | Stephen Dinan

[Tumbleweed_Connection]

President Bush's jump in support from Hispanic voters this election from 2000 was almost entirely among Hispanic men, nearly half of whom voted for him this year, according to a study released yesterday.

The new numbers from the National Annenberg Election Survey also continue to fuel the debate over exactly how much of the Hispanic vote Mr. Bush did win last month.

A series of exit polls have shown that support ranging anywhere from 34 percent to 44 percent. But the Annenberg poll, taken in the eight weeks before the election and the two weeks afterward, found Mr. Bush garnering 41 percent support, including 46 percent support among Hispanic men and 36 percent support among Hispanic women.

In 2000, the same poll found about 35 percent support for Mr. Bush among both Hispanic men and Hispanic women.

[Red Badger]

You posted this just fer the headline.......!....

[Brilliant]

The question is whether they will stay with the GOP after Bush retires in 2008.

[stopem]

"President Bush's jump in support from Hispanic voters this election from 2000 was almost entirely among Hispanic men,"

Gee what a SHOCK....(sarcasm) Of course they support him especially the illegal immigration hispanic men, they love him, he is allowing lawbreakers into this country by the millions and ignoring Citizens pleas to stop them from entering illegally.

[Jon Alvarez]

here in Syracuse we held our first meeting of the Hispanic Republicans of CNY. 9 members at the first meeting...

It's a values thing...GOP better represents our cultures' collective values.

[TXFireman]

"Gee what a SHOCK....(sarcasm) Of course they support him especially the illegal immigration hispanic men, they love him..."

I don't think most Hispanics support illegal immigration. In fact I believe it is quite the opposite. Don't suppose that the radical left Hispanics represent the mainstream group anymore that white lefties represent you.
Or, do you have some data that I am not aware of?

[InTheRight]

I agree that it's about the values. The majority of Hispanics are socially conservative. They've been hearing for years that the Republican Party is the party of the rich, but since Bush became president they've finally started hearing more about what our party stands for. The more they understand both the Republican & Democratic parties' platforms, the more they begin to identify themselves as Republicans.

[OwnershipSociety]

Almost half the Hispanic voters in AZ voted FOR our local Prop 200 this time. The prop banned services for non-legal residents.

So...you're wrong.

[sean327]

Your reply is way off base, here in Az Prop 200 had heavy support from the hispanic community. President Bush has always been popular with us also, and it's not because os his immigration policies. In fact many of us are very disapointed with the President's current stand on illegal immigration.

[Fiddlstix]

BTTT

[ohioman]

I have always thought that Hispanics like Bush because they are primarily Conservative Catholics, which ties in well to the values of a conservative Protestant like Bush.

[skeeter]

The majority of Hispanics are socially conservative.

So are most blacks but 90% of em vote demo.

More hispanics are voting for Bush because he has taken the time to garner that vote - like(for better or worse) speaking to them in spanish. And although at least half the hispanic population is against illegal immigration the other half seems to support it, so I'm sure Bush's position there didn't hurt him.

[combat_boots]

Hispanics are socially conservative and enjoy self-reliance. They appreciate opportunities here that are unheard of back home. They work. Hard. Very Republican. So, the mores and conservativism, yes, there's that. But, the other is there, too, as is the pride in the doing of it.

[sean327]

You are correct, our Catholic upbringing fits very well with the conservative message.

[KC_Conspirator]

That is a good question. However, how are they supposed to "connect" with John Kerry type? A John Edwards? Or even a Howard Dean? Hillary?

[fire_eye]

I'll tell you what else... those pictures of Kerry and Edwards snuggling up together make them both look like a couple of mariposas.

[InTheRight]

LOL

Most Hispanics are pro-life and against gay marriage. They also don't like ridiculously high taxes. These issues are right in line with the Republican party. Unfortunately, the demos have managed to paint the Republicans with the anti-immigration brush for so long that it's caused many Hispanics to assume that there's no room for them in the Republican party. The demos are shaking in their boots about the headway that Bush is making with the Hispanic voters, since not only do they see the Hispanic vote slipping away, but also becoming a much larger voting block in the future. If the Republican party can shake the anti-immigration label, it will be the end of the Democratic party. The demos will have to either move to the right, or be relegated to permanent minority status.