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Posted on 11/21/2014 1:43:24 PM PST by Laissez-faire capitalist
On immigration, the GOP primary will have little room for nuance
Obama's announcement could affect 2016's probable candidates
President Obama on thursday announced his much-anticipated executive action on immigration, and in doing so he lobbed a grenade squarely into the 2016 Republican primary race.
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Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush upset the rank and file earlier this year by calling for a compassionate aspproach to immigration. In April, he said undocumented workers who enter the country illegally do so as "an act of love" because they "are actually coming to this country to provide for their families." Then there's New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who in January broke with the national party and signed a state-level version of the DREAM act. Like Bush, he framed his support for reform through the lens of strengthening families.
... it's worth revisiting Texas Gov. Rick Perry's (R) short-lived 2012 campaign. ... his signature on a bill granting in-state tuition to illegal immigrants left him vulnerable on the right. In one memorable debate, Perry's opponents formed an unspoken alliance and took turns whooping him over that law. Even the humorless Mitt Romney snuck in some jabs, and Perry crumbled.
(Excerpt) Read more at theweek.com ...
Scott Walker, according to polls taken right before the election, had a 49% unfavorability rating and 51% favorability. Even though he procured 53% of the vote, his unfavorability is near where Romney's was, right up until the 2012 election.
Ted Cruz still looks formidable.
Cruz looks like he’s ready for 2016.
0bama taking out Christie and Bush is a beneficial unintended byproduct of his destruction of America.
I don’t believe you can lump Gov. Perry with Bush and Christie - they are miles apart.
It isn’t my lumping.
Did Perry sign a bill grantiong in-state tuition to illegal immigrants or not?
Perry may not be quite as bad as Jeb Bush, but he is right on par with Chris Christie, who signed a state-level version of the DREAM act.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
Each one of you in your posts was absolutely correct.
Salut! (French)
Walker has been weak on amnesty also.
Just wait until Barry kneecaps Rodham.
I’m much more upset about the constitutional issue than a few million Mexicans.
The GOPe no doubt loves Obama’s amnesty. But they can’t hide behind the issue anymore. Any GOP presidential candidate who doe not vow to rescind Obama’s amnesty with an EO of his own does not get my vote.
Sounds good to me.
...and Jonathon Gruber kneecapped Mitt Romney too.....things are looking up, in a way....
CRUZ CONTROL~~
Good. Don’t need more RINOs.
All most of the country knows about Walker is the low information BS handed out by the media.
Doesn't sound so bad after stabbing every U. S. Citizen in the back.
Yep, in the end we’re the ones who will wind up getting ‘kneecapped.’
I think the author has it all wrong. By taking this action right after the 2014 elections, Obama pretty much guaranteed that this whole issue will be completely off the table by 2016 and won’t even be discussed in the 2016 campaign.
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