The GOP and Latinos: Party can’t ignore this decline in support

Posted on: November 17th, 2006
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“Republicans moved quickly after their big thumpin’ to name GOP Sen. Mel Martinez their party’s new leader. The Floridian is a high-profile Latino who knows it will take much more than this announcement to improve Republicans’ standing among Latinos.

Republicans drew barely 30 percent of the Latino vote last week, down from 44 percent in 2004. Democrats, by contrast, saw their numbers jump. They drew 69 percent, compared with 53 percent in 2004. Given the GOP’s hopes nationally, including in Latino-heavy states such as Texas, it can’t ignore the decline.”

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