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Oh well... Looks like all the Latinos are going to vote for Trump. (Original Post) DetlefK May 2020 OP
Why even amplify this shit? greenjar_01 May 2020 #1
They are wearing masks. n/t ChazII May 2020 #2
But covering neither mouth nor nose. LisaL May 2020 #5
True but ChazII May 2020 #9
"Taco Trucks on every corner" brooklynite May 2020 #3
Magical thinking...its true, because I said it. Thomas Hurt May 2020 #4
There will be handfuls of idiots from every race that will be voting for this turd dustyscamp May 2020 #6
Exactly.. and this group seems especially Cha May 2020 #18
wtf they aren't even wearing their masks obamanut2012 May 2020 #7
People of color are going to be disproportionately hurt by the pandemic. DemocratSinceBirth May 2020 #8
Definitely an insult to liberal and Democratic Latinx. However, Hortensis May 2020 #10
Then there's... Totally Tunsie May 2020 #11
I'll bet Sammy's Mexican Restaurant will see a drop in hispanic customers after this. sop May 2020 #12
I'm guessing Sammy's Mexican Restaurant... jcgoldie May 2020 #13
millions of latinos voted for trump last time. don't get your hopes up nt msongs May 2020 #14
I can't think of another group Trump has treated more shabbily than Latinos since being elected. sop May 2020 #17
That was Last Time.. Before CAGES. Cha May 2020 #19
Bye Sammy's. Get ready for the blowback CanonRay May 2020 #15
Wait til Sammy finds out Trump is stealing his customers away with World Famous Trump Taco Salad. Midnight Writer May 2020 #16
I thought maybe this was funny BunnyMcGee May 2020 #20
They probably see it as free advertising. StarryNite May 2020 #21
Hispanic babies not in his cages can be used for photo ops. keithbvadu2 May 2020 #22
because you just cannot make this shit up.................... Celerity May 2020 #23

ChazII

(6,204 posts)
9. True but
Tue May 5, 2020, 07:07 PM
May 2020

since I live here in AZ I watched the circus on Faux. They took their masks down to answer questions. You are right, they should have responded without touching their faces to pull down their masks. I believe they own a restaurant in Tucson.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
10. Definitely an insult to liberal and Democratic Latinx. However,
Tue May 5, 2020, 07:09 PM
May 2020

reality is that most LatinX lean conservative -- it's in most of their cultures and needs more time to adjust. And, the Democratic Party is seen by many as already dominated by AA. Racial divisions among minority conservatives are very real, and that repels a lot of them.

Most polls deliberately hide the reality that, for good and bad, some 3/4 of Democrats are white, reflecting the national 76%, including Hispanic whites. And our 3/4 of course INCLUDES our white Hispanic Democrats. But the constant disinformation that the Democratic Party is dominated by, rather than a power base for, AA, helps repel those LatinX who might otherwise join Democrats as their own power base to fight hostile white-power Republican aggression against them.

The Hispanics we knew in California for decades all knew that non-citizen, native American Hispanics were stand-ins for the abuses and denial of citizenship the Republicans really want to aim directly at them. Whether they're white or native citizens, or a mix. But those among them who were strongly conservative identified with the Republicans who despise both Democrats and undocumented immigrants. Those we knew resented immigrants and resented being lumped with them by Republicans, but focused their hostility on Democrats and their longing for acceptance on the conservative party.

What's new to us is seeing the current vulnerability to social media targeting, but not necessarily an inclination for many to go with each other whatever the direction. Bernie Sanders as a way some could oppose the notion they've been provided of Democrats in the primary and others to wish for much more for much less money than the ACA provided, before potentially joining the Republicans and Trump's promise of much more for much less than the ACA? It's been a while, and a lot's been going on since we left California, and since our old friends and acquaintance also grew old and departed one way or another. These are mostly their kids, and their kids.

sop

(10,153 posts)
12. I'll bet Sammy's Mexican Restaurant will see a drop in hispanic customers after this.
Tue May 5, 2020, 07:46 PM
May 2020

Trump isn't exactly popular among Latinos in Arizona; Sammy's customers won't appreciate the owners sucking up to him.

sop

(10,153 posts)
17. I can't think of another group Trump has treated more shabbily than Latinos since being elected.
Tue May 5, 2020, 08:34 PM
May 2020

BunnyMcGee

(463 posts)
20. I thought maybe this was funny
Tue May 5, 2020, 08:47 PM
May 2020

but clicking onto Twitter link took me to people who definitely not funny, but ugly as hell in the comments.

keithbvadu2

(36,761 posts)
22. Hispanic babies not in his cages can be used for photo ops.
Tue May 5, 2020, 09:33 PM
May 2020

Hispanic babies not in his cages can be used for photo ops.

Trump/Melania using a baby orphaned by one of Trump's followers for a political photo-op.

It's a wonder that they did not use the white power/OK hand signal.

?w=600&h=747 other prez hugs

It's a wonder that they did not use the white power/OK hand signal.

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