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Nicholson to GOP:Rethink immigration

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01-24-2009, 05:43 PM
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Lol,It took them 2 official Congressional cycles & the loss of the Presidency for some in the GOP to actually understand this conclusion.What they don't seem to actually understand is that it is not only Hispanic,but also ALL immigrant bashing will ensure their minority status is kept.Virginia was a prime example of that when Webb won vs. Allen.
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Former RNC Chairman Jim Nicholson wants the party to reach out to Latino voters.
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Former Republican National Committee Chair and Veterans Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson spoke out on the GOP’s electoral challenges Friday, urging Republicans to reach out to Hispanic voters by reviewing their position on immigration.

“We have to better inform and motivate and align with the Hispanic voters,” Nicholson said in an interview with Politico. “That’s one of the key issues that the party and its leaders need to convene and, you know, have a very open, transparent discussion about developing a party position on.”

Nicholson, whose home state of Colorado turned blue in 2008 thanks in part to heavy Democratic voting among Hispanics, said Hispanics could be open to Republican ideas.

“The Hispanic voters…in this country are center-right, more conservative, more family- and work-oriented people,” he said. “We have to overcome some of the predilections that they have about Republicans so that we get more of their votes.”

The former cabinet official pointed to Hispanic outreach as one of the top issues that would face the next RNC chair, who will be chosen in an election next week. Nicholson served as RNC chair during the second term of President Bill Clinton and compared the current political atmosphere to the one he faced as an incoming chair in 1997.
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01-24-2009, 05:48 PM
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As much as I dislike the GOP, if this rethinking of strategy results in a few more votes for DREAM (and/or CIR), then I don't care if Hispanics start to lean Republican.
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Telling a republican that is like talking to a wall. But at the end of the day all politicians care about is votes, so maybe they'll change. Only time will tell.
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