Thread: Hispanic voters punish Republicans

SPAIN:Hispanic voters punish Republicans
19/11/2006 - 22:44
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Hispanic voters punish Republicans

Hispanic voters irked by the Republican hard line on immigration policy turned out in force and helped Democrats win in U.S. congressional elections, according to exit polls and analysts.

Democrats won control of the U.S. House of Representatives in Tuesday's elections, and clinched control of the Senate by a 51-49 majority when a final race was decided on Thursday.

Exit polls showed more than two-thirds of Hispanics voted for Democrats in House races, while just 27 percent voted for Republicans.

Latino activists said many were revved up to support Democrats by a GOP pledge to crack down on illegal immigration and build stretches of wall along the Mexico border.

The policy was crafted to reach out to core conservative voters. But along with widespread concern at President George W. Bush's handling of the Iraq war, it triggered a backlash among Latino voters.

"(Treating) immigration as a wedge issue dealt a double whammy to the Republican Party" at the polls, said Clarissa Martinez, the director of state policy for the National Council of La Raza activist group.

"It didn't work as a strategy with the broader electorate, and it actually had the effect of driving Latinos away from the Republican party," she added.

Hispanics are the fastest-growing minority in the United States and comprise about 9.3 million voters.

Exit polls showed nearly seven of 10 Hispanics voted Democratic in races for House seats. Some 27 percent voted Republican, and 4.6 percent for independent candidates.

BUILDING WALLS OR MENDING FENCES?

Nationally, Hispanics have no affiliation as a group to either major U.S. political party, and in the past they have given greater support to the Republicans than they did on Tuesday.

The question is whether they will remain disenchanted with Republicans as the United States prepares for the presidential election in 2008.

Activists say the key will be how Republicans and Democrats approach the thorny issue of what to do with the 10-12 million illegal immigrants living and working in the country.

Bush and the outgoing Senate favored a comprehensive overhaul of immigration policy that included boosting security on the Mexico border and creating a guest worker program, which is favored by Hispanics.

But House Republicans pushed through Congress a plan to build 700 miles (1,120 km) of fence along several stretches of the U.S.-Mexican border to try to keep out illegal immigrants.

"If the Republicans keep building walls and talking about immigrants as criminals ... they have no where to go but down," said Jorge Mursuli of Democracia USA, which seeks to increase the participation of Hispanics in the democratic process.

"The question isn't whether Hispanics are going or staying, but how quickly they become a part of the fabric of the electorate," he added.

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I'm sick of hearing this speel.

And:

But along with widespread concern at President George W. Bush's handling of the Iraq war, it triggered a backlash among Latino voters

The war triggered a backlash among ALL voters!!!

It wasn't Hispanic turnout, but rather disgruntled Conservatives sitting on their hands, that cost the GOP.

Exit polls showed nearly seven of 10 Hispanics voted Democratic in races for House seats. Some 27 percent voted Republican, and 4.6 percent for independent candidates.

They conveniently left out that many of those Democrats were pro-enforcement and anti-amnesty!

Bush got about 40% of the 'Hispanic vote' in 2004, when he was sending them Spanish-language campaign videos talking about 'Reconquista'. I saw a different poll that said Republicans got 34% of the 'Hispanic vote' this year. That means that for every 100 'Hispanic voters', 6 changed their votes, and immigration is but one of the myriad of possible reasons.

How much 'spin' are we going to see on this?

Republican white vote dropped 8% and Hispanic vote dropped 8%. If you consider that the Hispanic vote is 6% of the total vote, than you are talking minuscule numbers in comparison to the loss of 8% of the white vote. YET, it's baffling how they keep saying they MUST have the Hispanic vote. Did these people ever take math classes?? Second, with regular black folk begin anti-illegal, than why didn't Republicans focus on the black vote. They didn't run one single ad on the local black radio station, but neither did the Democrats and believe we they were pretty unhappy with being IGNORED.

Hi JP_48504,

Originally Posted by IBL News

Exit Polls

Tell us, IBL News, what the exit polls revealed about illegals voting. You know, the illegals involved in the mass voter registrations during the mob demonstrations. Or, did you forget to ask.

http://www.alipac.us/modules.php?name=F ... highlight=

Having trouble believing it?
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/artic ... E_ID=15082
http://www.illegalaliens.us/votefraud.htm
http://www.usbc.org/media/voting.htm
http://www.eagleforum.org/column/2004/a ... 08-18.html
https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/fa ... 9rank.html

Great post Coto. I posted this because it shows the mentality of the MSM. We know the truth why people voted the way they voted and voter fraud, but they wont report on it. I doubt if the illegals voting will ever be investigated.