‘Bush Hispanics’ Say Goodbye to GOP : NPR From: npr.org
Tagged: hispanic votersPosted on: July 13th, 2008
Alas’ political wanderings reflect the Hispanic community’s shifting political views. In 2004, President Bush made huge inroads and won 40 percent of the Latino vote. This year, this fastest-growing part of the electorate is swinging heavily back to the Democrats -– in part, over the fallout from the increasingly polarized immigration debate.
Many Hispanic voters were pushed in 2006 by a slew of Republican campaign ads targeting illegal immigrants. One ad in Rhode Island linked the use of Mexican consular ID cards to terrorism. “*
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