The GOP Snubs Hispanics (Again)

Call it shooting yourself in the foot, and then the other foot. With the exception of John McCain, the slate of Republican candidates for president did not accept Univision's offer for a Spanish-language debate. The country's fifth-largest television network, and the "top-rated local newscast in 16 media markets," Univision broadcast a Democratic Party debate last night.

So why does it matter for the GOP? The Politico explains the obvious:

Republican and Democratic strategists agree that in order to win the White House, the presidential candidate must receive at least 40 percent of the Hispanic vote. Hispanics are expected to make up 10 percent of the total vote in 2008.

GOP candidates seem to be following the conclusion of its conservative base that the party cannot win over the Hispanic vote, Rosenberg [Dan, president of NDN] said. "I think we will look back on this time and it will be seen as one of the greatest strategic blunders in American history," he added.

Yes, the fastest-growing segment (legal, mind you) of the American voting population is not happy with the Republican party. All of George W. Bush's hard work at making in-roads to a constituency that the GOP needs, if it will ever win the White House again, has been squandered.

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