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The GOP and Latino evangelicals

by urbano411 | September 4, 2007 at 07:07 am | 196 views | 2 comments

The Latino vote is nowhere near a sure thing for either party. The right and left need to realize that Latinos are not going to just follow along regardless of prior affiliations. There is a new conversation among Hispanic voters and the candidates better be paying attention.

A note here for Mitt, Fred, Rudy and the gang:

You guys gunning for the GOP nomination really should pay attention to the Rev. Samuel Rodriguez and the many other Latino evangelicals who think like the California pastor. They are natural Republicans, but if your party keeps up its anti-immigrant rhetoric, you can forget them coming your way.

The same thing appears true for Republicans like Texas Sen. John Cornyn, who's up for re-election. Based on what I'm hearing, Latino evangelicals will sit out next year's election or go Democratic.