Marco Rubio’s Hispanic debacle: How Hillary Clinton just made life hell for the GOP’s “transformatio

[DonViejo]

Marco Rubio’s Hispanic debacle: How Hillary Clinton just made life hell for the GOP’s “transformational” candidate

This is the savvy contender Democrats should fear? Please

SIMON MALOY

Hillary Clinton went big on immigration this week. Speaking in Nevada, the Democratic candidate for president laid out a vision for immigration reform that embraces and goes beyond what President Obama has managed to accomplish via executive action. She also used the opportunity to swipe at the Republicans in the 2016 mix, calling them out for opposing efforts to pass immigration legislation and offering chintzy alternatives to real reform. “Make no mistake,” she said, “today not a single Republican candidate, announced or potential, is clearly and consistently supporting a path to citizenship. Not one. When they talk about ‘legal status,’ that’s code for ‘second-class status.’”

Clinton’s message came as something of a welcome surprise to immigration activists and liberal voters who remembered the Hillary Clinton of 2007 who hemmed, hawed, and dodged her way around issues of undocumented immigration. She also seems to have tripped up a few of the same Republicans candidates she criticized. The Washington Post noted the “relatively subdued” reaction to Clinton’s immigration comments from Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush, both of whom are viewed as more “moderate” on immigration issues and both of whom have an eye on eating into the Democrats’ advantage with Latino voters. Other potential candidates were not so taciturn: Scott Walker lashed out at Clinton for her “full embrace of amnesty” and for putting herself “above the law,” while Lindsey Graham called her speech “a sign of her weakness.”

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http://www.salon.com/2015/05/08/marco_rubios_hispanic_debacle_how_hillary_clinton_just_made_life_hell_for_the_gops_transformational_candidate/

[Gothmog]

1. Rubio is actually not popular with Hispanic voters compared to Hillary Clinton

[misterhighwasted]

2. Ya Jeb had his Hispanic family all lined up to mop up the

Hispanic vote & daggummit if Hillary didn't go & spoil that big debut.
And Rubio is just a wee little boy.

Wait till Hillary chooses Julian Castro for her VP.

[Hekate]

3. KnR

[Cha]

4. It's what needs to be done.. Mahalo, Don and Hillary