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« on: June 24, 2014, 06:28:07 PM »

The Daily Beast's Ruben Navarrette argues that Clinton's views on immigration are not appealing to Hispanic voters. Among other things, he claims that her support of the increased deportation levels under President Obama lead to the conclusion that Clinton is "part of the problem" on immigration.

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« Reply #1 on: June 24, 2014, 06:33:51 PM »

lol. Clinton has a higher approval rating among Latinos than Obama does. A joke article.

Perhaps Naverrette is implying that many Latinos support Clinton against their own interest.
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« Reply #2 on: June 24, 2014, 06:45:18 PM »

lol. Clinton has a higher approval rating among Latinos than Obama does. A joke article.

Perhaps Naverrette is implying that many Latinos support Clinton against their own interest.

Remember how other party is the Republican Party?

Well... in a Jeb Bush v. Hillary Clinton matchup, it might be difficult to tell who is more supportive of immigration.

I do agree though that Hillary shouldn't take latino voters for granted. Just one more reason why it would be so right and important for her to choose someone like Julian Castro to make the case for her.

Agreed. No candidate should take any group for granted. That is a surefire path to defeat on election night.
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« Reply #3 on: June 24, 2014, 06:58:03 PM »
« Edited: June 24, 2014, 07:01:38 PM by Never »

lol. Clinton has a higher approval rating among Latinos than Obama does. A joke article.

Perhaps Naverrette is implying that many Latinos support Clinton against their own interest.

Remember how other party is the Republican Party?

Well... in a Jeb Bush v. Hillary Clinton matchup, it might be difficult to tell who is more supportive of immigration.

Not a chance.  You also have to consider how Bush would need to move right on immigration to have a chance, how the GOP brand is tainted on that issue and how Hispanic voters don't only vote on immigration.  

And, let's just look at the relevant data point, Obama vs. comprehensive immigration reform bill author John McCain.  How did John McCain do with Hispanic voters in 2008?  

McCain didn't do well with Hispanic voters, but his weak performance wasn't isolated to that group. We have to remember how weak the Republican party was in general after the  financial crisis. Like all other cohorts, Hispanics voted for Obama in 2008 based on economic issues. I think that McCain's performance with Latinos validates what you just said about Hispanics not voting on immigration alone, but I don't remember McCain walking back his views on immigration during the primaries. So, the immigration debate wouldn't automatically allow Jeb to defeat Hillary, but it might help.
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« Reply #4 on: June 24, 2014, 08:56:17 PM »

OP is trolling again.

Hillary is probably the most popular Presidential contender among Latinos.

Ugh, you again.

Yes, Hillary is popular with Latinos, but if I'm trolling by sharing someone else's news article, is the Daily Beast trolling by extent?

I just wanted to discuss an article pointing out that Hillary is not without fault in immigration, that's all. Will she still win Hispanics by a huge margin? Probably so, but that doesn't mean that her record is perfect.
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