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Republicans aim to win over the Latino vote in 2012 elections (Getty Images)By JORDAN FABIAN
Channel: PoliticsALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Considering that the 2012 elections could showcase whether the Republican Party is capable of winning over Latino voters, the GOP has a choice to make.
Will the GOP make the adjustments needed in order to appeal to a broader swath of traditionally Democratic Latino voters? Or will party leaders stay the course and miss out on crucial segments of the rapidly growing demographic for years to come?
There’s no magical solution that can solve the GOP’s problems with Latino voters, but it is clear that what it is doing right now isn’t working.
Despite the fact that a number of conservative Latino candidates won key statewide races in 2010, such as Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez, Latino support for the GOP continues to lag.
Ruben Navarrette
From “Trials of a granddaughter”, Indianapolis Star, 9/21/2011
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By JORDAN FABIAN
Channel: PoliticsLong-time Republican operative Ed Gillespie says he wants a more Latino-friendly GOP, but will the rest of his party play along?
Gillespie sat down Monday with Univision’s Jorge Ramos for an exclusive interview to discuss ways that the GOP could attract the support of more Latinos after a dismal showing in the 2008 presidential election, when the party’s nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) got only 31 percent of the Latino vote.
Now serving as chairman of the Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC), Gillespie talked up his organization’s effort to recruit 100 Latino candidates to run for statewide office as a way to boost the GOP’s appeal to the Latino community.
A participant at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in February in Washington, D.C. (Getty Images)
By JORDAN FABIAN
Channel: PoliticsTAMPA, Fla. — A veteran Republican political operative predicted this week that his party will dramatically expand its share of the Latino vote in the 2012, when President Obama faces reelection.
Al Cardenas, chairman of the American Conservative Union (ACU), believes that more Latinos will support the GOP presidential nominee against Obama next year than they did in 2008. He cited the weak economy, which has continued to take a heavy toll on the Latino community while the president has been in office.
“I believe we are going to have more than 40 percent turnout this year for the Republican candidate,” Cardenas told reporters Monday night following the CNN/Tea Party Express presidential primary debate. “I think the Latino community is … very upset about what’s going on.”
(WASHINGTON) — As President Obama continues to drum up support for his $447 billion jobs plan, House Speaker John Boehner will deliver an alternative path for job creation in an address to the Economic Club of Washington Thursday, focusing chiefly on tax reform by broadening the base of the tax structure without raising taxes and continuing the GOP’s quest to cut red tape from Washington’s bureaucracy.
RNC’s new radio ad “Morning In America.” Is Obama finally waking up? #changedirection
President Obama announced today that he is withdrawing proposed new ozone regulations that the Environmental Protection Agency estimated would cost the U.S. economy $90 billion per year. Obama said he hoped the decision would reduce the “regulatory burdens and regulatory uncertainty” that are hampering job creation.
Job seekers wait in line this week at a Los Angeles jobs fair (Getty Images)
By JORDAN FABIAN
Channel: PoliticsThe August jobs report released Friday provided virtually no good news for politicians in Washington.
Here are details on the report from the Associated Press:
WASHINGTON (AP) — Employers added no net workers last month and the unemployment rate was unchanged, a sign that many were nervous the U.S. economy is at risk of slipping into another recession.
The Labor Department says total payrolls were unchanged in August, the weakest report in almost a year. It’s the first time since February 1945 that the government has reported a net job change of zero. The unemployment rate stayed at 9.1 percent.
How will this jobs report affect the political climate?
- More bad news for Latinos: The unemployment rate for the Latino labor force remained stagnant at 11.3 percent in August, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s 2.1 percent higher than the general rate. That fact should cause worry at President Obama’s reelection campaign.
