Thread: Latino Voting in 2008: Part of a Broader Electoral Movement

Latino Voting in 2008: Part of a Broader Electoral Movement
By James G. Gimpel
January 2009

WASHINGTON (January 27, 2009) – In the 2004 general election, President Bush garnered perhaps 39 or 40 percent of the Latino vote. Four years later, after extensive debate on immigration, Sen. McCain received approximately 32 percent of the Latino vote. Some have suggested that the GOP’s stance on immigration has hindered political gains among Hispanic voters.

The Center for Immigration Studies has released a new Backgrounder challenging that assertion. “Latino Voting in the 2008 Election: Part of a Broader Electoral Movement,â€

# McCain’s consistent history of advocating a legalization program for illegal immigrants made no impression on Latino voters.

# McCain lost the Latino vote by a wide margin even in his home state of Arizona, 56 to 41 percent. This was in spite of widespread news coverage of his immigration stance in that state.

The only reason he got 41% in Arizona was because it was his home state. Imagine how poorly he did in other states, despite his pandering, begging, and promises made to hispanics, specifically illegals.

GOP...are you listening? Time to get back to traditional principles, which means the letter of the law and law abidding behavior is promoted, especially when it comes to immigration.

when we get back to "normal" American values we then don't need to worry about this corruption and slime engendered by identity politics.

Wake up America, this is NOT a demographic hegemony contest! Otherwise we'd all be speaking German already. Yes Germans are, to my knowledge, the biggest ethnic group in this country.