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Subscribe to RSSRepublican polling firm Resurgent Republic holds a news conference today at the National Press Club at 9:00 am ET to unveil the results of its latest poll, conducted with the Hispanic Leadership Network, an initiative of the conservative American Action Network. It points out: “Regardless of how they typically vote Hispanic voters say the Republican party does not respect the values and concerns of the Hispanic community by 51 to 44 percent in Florida, 54 to 40 percent in New Mexico, 59 to 35 percent in Nevada, and 63 to 30 percent in Colorado. The Democratic Party fares much better, with Hispanic voters saying the party does respect the values and concerns of Hispanic voters by 67 to 28 percent in Florida, 72 to 23 percent in New Mexico and Nevada, and 76 to 20 percent in Colorado.
“Resolving these challenges is imperative if Republicans hope to remain a competitive force in national politics. The party offers an impressive cadre of Hispanic leaders, and an array of possible immigration reforms and other popular policy initiatives regarding education and small businesses and that are consistent with conservative principles. These four surveys also demonstrate the potential for Republican candidates in four very different Hispanic electorates, and the short and long-term steps that can improve Republicans’ standing in the Hispanic community. When asked a version of a generic ballot for president in 2016, the percentage of Hispanics who say they will likely for a Republican plus those who may vote for a Republican if they like the candidate and his policies surpasses 40 percent in all four states. “
Meanwhile, the Washington Post makes a point that one of us made last week in a look-back at what the Romney campaign did wrong – it paid higher advertising rates than the Obama camp did. The Post: “Obama and his allies spent less on advertising than Romney and his allies but got far more — in the number of ads broadcast, in visibility in key markets and in targeting critical demographic groups, such as the working class and younger voters in swing states. As the presidential race entered its final, furious phase, for example, millions of college football fans tuning in to televised games saw repeated ads for Obama but relatively few from the Romney campaign.”
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Heck, Republicans have lost Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire, and we aren't exactly ethnically diverse states. Maybe we are all Hispanic now.
PS My ancestors cme over on the Mayflower and from Norway, and the Republican Party doesn't represent my values either!
Even in Florida, where I live and where Hispanics make up only about 22% of the population, Mitt Romney lost the state. So I think that Republicans have more problems than just their lack of appeal to Hispanics. It's their anti-middle-class message that is failing.
Mitt "47%-Are-Moochers" Romney became the GOP candidate
GOP became [MORE] obsessed with vaginas and gay marriage
Would the flawed candidate, no disclosure of tax returns, flawed message, lack of compromise, constant lies and no specifics have anything to do with the GNOP loss......???? and I'm not even charging you for the answer!
I guess maybe the GNOP wish has come true finally...Pres Obama is now a 1 term President...(of course an election late....and a few million dollars down the toilet!)
The GOP will be losers in several more election cycles before they will be able to figure out what they are doing wrong. By then, it will be too late for them to fix it.
Obama and his allies spent less on advertising than Romney and his allies but got far more — in the number of ads broadcast, in visibility in key markets and in targeting critical demographic groups
In Maine, we saw saw ads attacking Angus King, literally, morning, noon and night, seven days a week, for months leading up to the election for his Senate seat, and King won handily because - he was the right candidate for the job.
All the advertising in the world cannot make a purse out of a sow's ear, or elect a Republican over the most gifted President we have had in decades.
They have a problem with their smash the middle class attitude, which includes most Hispanics. They would show the love to a Hispanic billionaire, no problem.
What went wrong? Americans collectively rejected the extreme positions of the religious right and the do-nothing, anti-government obstructionism of the tea party. What went wrong? Not much, beyond the Republicans' successful gerrymandering of enough congressional districts to retain the House majority.
Easy reading even for you liberal/progressives.
May shed a little more light for you.
What went wrong? NOTHING! The election went the way America wanted it. Sorry to the Repo's who think they were cheated, boohoo... The TeaBagger faction has destroyed the Republican Party for good :). I want to thank everyone in the Tea Party for their vision of America. We didn't buy it, REJECTED!
America is moving into the 21 Century at a realistic pace, and with a realistic agenda thanks to Obamo. Boehner better coral his band of idiots and wake um up before Jan 1! Losers, I swear.
Repub's need to know that their words of change, and ideas about how to control our lives have been voted down. American's don't want to live that way or in any country that insists on dictating using a altered state of true liberty. People have the right here to choose what they put in their bodies and who they friken want to marry! That is true liberty, and the word behind the Constitution.
If there was anything really wrong with the past election. It has to be the amount of people that voted against Obamo because he was black. That equals 30% to 40% of the Republican vote. President Lincoln is astonished that this hatred still exists here, and is ashammed of those who still carry it on.
You really need to learn to spell for anyone to take you seriously. Especially the name of your savior.
It's OBAMA not Obamo, corral not coral, and ashamed not ashammed.
What are you the spelling police?! I call Obama, Obamo! Forget being the typo police and enter the debate!!!
Click the link in #5 above, read it, and get back to me. So far, you have presented nothing to debate.
The problem with the Republican Party is that it is
controlled by a group of extremists who are hell-bent on the destruction of the
middle class and in favor of all things corporate. These are what could be
called Fascist wannabes whether they like it or know it or not. Until they move
toward the center and show that they can compromise and cooperate they will
continue to lose.
What went wrong?
The majority of America doesn't agree with their "Conservative Principles"
Simple as that.