Reagan wooed Latinos. So did Dole, Bush senior and President Bush. McCain will do likewise.
...unless we consider losing the 20% - 22% of Latinos who vote republican acceptable, or look forward to possiby losing New Mexico, Arizona and Texas in November.
Candidates of every persuasion routinely speak at NAACP, La Raza, AFL-CIO, VFW, and other similar groups. Doesn’t mean they have sold out.
Winning the presidency means winning voters and blocs of voters.
pparets - 03:05pm on 05/05/2008
"La Raza” = The Race.
To claim to be against racism, and then to talk to those racist chumps, is selling out.
likwidshoe - 03:05pm on 05/05/2008
Reagan wooed Latinos. So did Dole, Bush senior and President Bush. McCain will do likewise.
No excuse for this; the “wooing” in the past has produced the present wholesale invasion problem; it’s time for a change. If McCain had any smarts at all, he would ride the anti-invasion issue right to the White House; we already know the huge majority of Americans who want the invasion stopped, but to McCain, pandering to the left and sticking his finger in the eye of conservatives is more important. Hubris.
robert108 - 03:05pm on 05/05/2008
Could be, r108. But the reality is that there are millions of hispanic votes in key swing states.
pparets - 03:05pm on 05/05/2008
pparets, of course, has it all wrong. The NCLR doesn’t represent all Hispanics, just those on the far-left or at least those who support illegal activity out of racial solidarity. The vast majority of those would never vote GOP, so he has little to gain and a lot to lose.
If anyone wants to actually do something about this, go to one of McCain’s appearances, tell him that the NCLR gave an award to the guy who said the following, and then ask him to renounce the group. Then, upload his response to video sharing sites. Here’s the quote:
“We have got to eliminate the gringo, and what I mean by that is if the worst comes to the worst, we have got to kill him.”
The NCLR gave an award to the guy who said that; details at my name’s link. If you want to do something about this you have to take it to McCain directly by asking him about this at one of his events and then uploading his response.
Details here - 03:05pm on 05/05/2008
Sorry, Details here: I never claimed that La Raza speaks for all hispanics, any more than CPAC speaks for all conservatives.
It would be great to have a link to that quote. Can you provide one?
pparets - 03:05pm on 05/05/2008
The vast majority of those would never vote GOP, so he has little to gain and a lot to lose.
Hah! Mere guesswork Details and roguish interpretation...I’m sure McCain’s Campaign Staff knows much more about the demographics, his base, and the statistics than you. Sorry, but I will take credible experienced professionals over your thoughts on the effects of this political move. This move is big.
Either way, I’m glad McCain is NOT selling out, seeing as this is his stance the whole time.
dirl126 - 03:05pm on 05/05/2008
Could be, r108.[/quote
No “could be” about it; during the McCain Amnesty Bill debacle in ‘06, over 70% of polled Americans were against it, including legal Hispanic immigrants and Hispanic US Citizens. IMO, not supporting strong anti-invasion action was the reason the Republicans lost the ‘06 Congressional elections. The issue was there for the taking, as the Dems will never go against the invaders, but the Republicans dropped the ball, just like McCain is now. Shameful.
Securing US borders shouldn’t be a political issue.
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What an imbecile.
Both McCain and Boob.
Reagan wooed Latinos. So did Dole, Bush senior and President Bush. McCain will do likewise.
...unless we consider losing the 20% - 22% of Latinos who vote republican acceptable, or look forward to possiby losing New Mexico, Arizona and Texas in November.
Candidates of every persuasion routinely speak at NAACP, La Raza, AFL-CIO, VFW, and other similar groups. Doesn’t mean they have sold out.
Winning the presidency means winning voters and blocs of voters.
"La Raza” = The Race.
To claim to be against racism, and then to talk to those racist chumps, is selling out.
No excuse for this; the “wooing” in the past has produced the present wholesale invasion problem; it’s time for a change. If McCain had any smarts at all, he would ride the anti-invasion issue right to the White House; we already know the huge majority of Americans who want the invasion stopped, but to McCain, pandering to the left and sticking his finger in the eye of conservatives is more important. Hubris.
Could be, r108. But the reality is that there are millions of hispanic votes in key swing states.
pparets, of course, has it all wrong. The NCLR doesn’t represent all Hispanics, just those on the far-left or at least those who support illegal activity out of racial solidarity. The vast majority of those would never vote GOP, so he has little to gain and a lot to lose.
If anyone wants to actually do something about this, go to one of McCain’s appearances, tell him that the NCLR gave an award to the guy who said the following, and then ask him to renounce the group. Then, upload his response to video sharing sites. Here’s the quote:
The NCLR gave an award to the guy who said that; details at my name’s link. If you want to do something about this you have to take it to McCain directly by asking him about this at one of his events and then uploading his response.
Sorry, Details here: I never claimed that La Raza speaks for all hispanics, any more than CPAC speaks for all conservatives.
It would be great to have a link to that quote. Can you provide one?
Hah! Mere guesswork Details and roguish interpretation...I’m sure McCain’s Campaign Staff knows much more about the demographics, his base, and the statistics than you. Sorry, but I will take credible experienced professionals over your thoughts on the effects of this political move. This move is big.
Either way, I’m glad McCain is NOT selling out, seeing as this is his stance the whole time.