WSJ - Jebby's Math©: Hispanics are "aspirational" + reward "aspiration" = Hispanic votes for GOP.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

JANUARY 15, 2011

Jeb to GOP: How to Appeal to Hispanics

By MARY ANASTASIA O'GRADY

Coral Gables, Fla.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703583404576080053621757790.html?mod=WSJ_newsreel_opinion



If Republicans were to run a classified ad for their 2012 presidential candidate, it might read something like this: GOP seeks popular former two-term governor of a large state for executive post. Qualified applicants will have a demonstrated understanding of the relationship between taxes and growth, a proven record on choice in education, and an ability to draw Hispanic voters. A commitment to states' rights and the U.S. constitution is a must.

Mr. Bush's wife was born in Mexico, he is fluent in Spanish, and he lives in a heavily Hispanic state, so he has great interest in our hemisphere. He's also had unusual success earning the political support of Spanish-speaking Americans, so I ask him what tips he has for his immigrant-challenged party.

His answer comes effortlessly. Hispanics aren't monolithic, he says, but all immigrants—"the newly arrived and the second generation"—share one trait: "They're aspirational." Conservative candidates, therefore, should promote "policies that reward people who are aspirational." That's what he did, and 60% of Democratic Hispanic voters supported his re-election in 2002, he says. Hispanic voters are growing in number, Mr. Bush points out, and "they are increasingly the swing voters in the swing states."

One problem for Republicans, he says, is that "the tone of our message is one of 'them and us' sometimes." At least that's what gets "magnified in the press," with immigration policy being the flash point. It's "a shame," he says, because Republicans and immigrants have a lot in common. "But if you send a signal that we really don't want you as part of our team, they're not going to join."

[elleng]

1. Damn. Yes, this is the 'bad' one.

[madrchsod]

2. i did`t know so much shit could be piled so high.

well i know...it`s a bush.

poor republicans can`t count on the hispanics now that obama is president.obama has changed the democratic party into a center right party.

[rfranklin]

3. what land does this guy live in?

This has been their mass appeal for thirty years, i.e., it's the blacks and immigrants that are stealing your money and jobs. (Pay no attention to the men behind the curtain!)

[Lost-in-FL]

4. Good try Jebby, but your GOP will NEVER inspire my vote. nt

[DCKit]

5. "60% of Democratic Hispanic voters supported his re-election in 2002"

That's insane. I call election fraud. Unless, of course, the entire Hispanic population of FL is Cuban. They just love the RWers.

Most of the Hispanics from Mexico, Central and South America know better.

[madmax]

6. Jeb's wife Columba

http://www.hereinreality.com/familyvalues.html

Jeb's Bush's Wife Columba smuggling almost $20000 worth of clothes and jewelery into America ...

Oh and whole lot more to remember if...