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Subscribe to RSSDon’t expect any major policy proposals in Romney’s speech today before the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, or NALEO. The speech “will focus on the economy, but he’ll address immigration,” a Romney aide said.
The AP: “Mitt Romney is taking an economic-focused message directly to Hispanic leaders, facing a large gathering of the influential voting bloc for the first time since immigration was thrust into the forefront of the presidential contest… Romney has struggled in recent days to clarify his immigration policy as he pivots from the harsh rhetoric that defined the monthslong GOP primary to a general election audience in which Latinos will play a critical role. The stakes are high not only for states with larger Hispanic populations such as Florida, Nevada and Colorado, but for a growing number of other battlegrounds -- Ohio, North Carolina and Virginia, among them -- where even a modest shift among Latino voters could be significant. At least 1 in 6 Americans is of Hispanic descent, according to the Census Bureau.”
Polls have shown Obama maintaining big margins with Latino voters, but that their enthusiasm for him – and most importantly, their likelihood to vote – has been down. But after the White House announcement on immigration -- that it would cease deporting some 800,000 children brought to the U.S. illegally – one poll showed enthusiasm on the rise. Latino Decisions, on Monday, released a poll of Latinos in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Nevada, and Virginia, and found:
“In a Latino Decisions/Univision News poll in early 2012 53% of Latino voters said they were less enthusiastic about Obama in 2012 than they had been in 2009, while just 30% were more excited about the President. Overall, when asked what they thought about Obama’s deportation of 1.2 million immigrants, 41% of Latino voters said they were less enthusiastic about Obama, compared to 22% who were more enthusiastic, a net enthusiasm deficit of -19 points. The announcement on June 15 appears to have clearly erased Obama’s enthusiasm deficit among Latinos. When asked how they felt about Obama’s action that would halt deportations and provide work permits to undocumented immigrant youth who attend college or serve in the military 49% of Latino voters said it would make them more enthusiastic about Obama, compared to 14% who were less enthusiastic, a net enthusiasm advantage of +35 points.”
The poll also asked about Romney’s “self deport” comment, and it did not test well.
Romney’s burn rate in May was 67%, less than the Obama campaign, but that was with just $23 million raised ($15.6 million spent) and it had outside groups picking up the slack on TV.
Bloomberg: “Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign asked Florida Governor Rick Scott to tone down his statements heralding improvements in the state’s economy because they clash with the presumptive Republican nominee’s message that the nation is suffering under President Barack Obama, according to two people familiar with the matter. Scott, a Republican, was asked to say that the state’s jobless rate could improve faster under a Romney presidency, according to the people, who asked not to be named.”
But this is not just a Florida phenomenon, as Bloomberg points out and we’ve made the point on: “What’s unfolding in Florida highlights a dilemma for the Romney campaign: how to allow Republican governors to take credit for economic improvements in their states while faulting Obama’s stewardship of the national economy. Republican governors in Ohio, Virginia, Michigan and Wisconsin also have highlighted improving economies.”
This after Bloomberg’s lengthy look yesterday at Scott’s political troubles, which included this quote from his former co-chairman of his campaign and former chairman of the state party: “Rick Scott doesn’t seem to have any political skills at all. I’d give him a B for governing. I’d give him an A for strangeness.”
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Gosh, to go from a high of meeting with billionaire friends, to a low of talking in front of actual voters...running for President is certainly challenging - I feel for Romney!
Romney to Latino voters: "I'm for immigration reform"
Romney to his Conservative voter: "I'm against an immigration reform"
Romney to Bob Schieffer: "We'll-- we'll look at that"
Obama spends most of his time as President fundraising among wealthy elites and golfing... only a rich 1% who contributes 45K can get to be in the same room with him...
...and yet the clueless liberals seem to think they can diss Romney for being a success in the private sector...
I think Mitt gave himself away when he asked if there was a Latin interpreter there for him.
Obama/Biden 2012
bayllie -- Hispanics to Romney, ya conozco la historia!
Obama/Biden - 2012!
Policy proposals like:
I suppose those aren't actually policy proposals (just some ideas he's tossed around)...because Romney hasn't actually made any, so why would he start today?
Ursula,
I must disagree. I think they are Romney's policies. I do think he really believes that we should all bow to our capitalists, kiss our employers' shoes for allowing us to work, and not go to college because college is just for the elite; and privatize the police, firefighters, and teachers so they can be motivated by profit.
Ursula-279622,
Just a couple of facts that you seem to be ignoring:
What makes this country great is that everyone has the chance to achieve great things, but they must show the initiative and work hard to achieve it. It is not something that is given to you because you just show up.
Stop confusing Ursula's brain dead talking points with actual facts....it gives moonbats a headache..
Stop confusing Ursula's brain dead talking points with actual facts....it gives moonbats a headache..
Straight from the mouth of the King of "Talking points"! LOL
Good chance there'll be a flip flop and a lie or two today. More like "I don't know what it was I said, but if I said it I stand behind it". A liar has trouble remembering the lie he told yesterday, so he contradicts himself with the lie he's telling today.
M0-681343
as long as Romney moves his lips, there will be.
Romney: Really, just joking about self-deportation. Yuck, yuck, yuck. But, I won’t really tell you what I am going to do if elected, because then you won’t vote for me.
Romney will tell you his plans when he wants to. If he said them now, Obama would steal them like he did Rubio's immigration plan. Obama is so clueless and desperate knowing that nothing he has done worked that he is stooping to stealing GOP plans.
When President Obama was elected, the unemployment rate was 8.7% and it is now 10.3% That is in spite of the participation rate falling from 68.2% to 66.4%. If 2 million Latinos had not given up on finding a job, the unemployment rate would be 16.7%!!!!!
Bill-2910238
Did Bush press his magic button that stopped the tsunami caused by the financial meltdown when he gave Obama the WH keys?
You people make it sound like what happened in 2008 stopped on January 19, 2009.
Where did you get 10.3 anyways? It's 8.2%
Overall unemployment is 8.2%. Latino unemployment is 10.3%. That is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Oops, I was using April Data. In May Latino unemployment went up to 11.0%. http://data.bls.gov/pdq/SurveyOutputServlet;jsessionid=AA7F29D7CB2CEA986800BB14592B356D.tc_instance5
Bill,
First, you need to specify what you are talking about.
Second, your point is? Because the unemployment rate for native-born Hispanics increased from 6.7% (in 2007) to 9.5% in 2008 and did not stop the minute Obama took the office.
So my question remains: did Obama start with a healthy economy like Bush did because you are comparing apples to a dead possum.
You people amaze me. Bush took overall unemployment of 4%, increased it to almost 8% and did it all with taking a country with no wars, no deficit, smaller government, much much smaller debt. Yet, you have some weird expectations of the next guy doing better with the opposite situation?
BTW, Romney wants to be BUsh. Romney wants to go back to Bush ways so what does that tell you. We are supposed to go back to what failed us????
Since Gov. Romney refuses to take a position on Pres. Obama's decision to stop deportation of young Latinos who meet certain requirements, we can only assume that Gov. Romney hasn't changed his position (!) since the primary season, i.e., in favor of deportation and self-deportation.
The Koch haven't done a good job of programming their robot Willard!
On Wednesday, the Romney campaign abruptly cut off a press call after reporters started asking about immigration. Speaking of which, here’s a video showing how Romney refuses to answer direct questions about Obama’s immigration policy.
here are the links: thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/233777-romney-campaign-cuts-short-press-call-after-immigration-questions; and thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/06/20/503056/video-how-romney-avoids-direct-questions-on-obamas-immigration-policy/
Good grief. Willard Mitt Romney's speech was just more mush fake.
As reported by HuffingtonPost:
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Mitt Romney promised Latinos on Thursday that he would swiftly reform the American immigration system -- once again without saying whether he would end President Obama's policy allowing some young undocumented immigrants reprieve from fear of deportation....