Romney's Latino Problem

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3. When it comes to the Latino vote, the media (including bloggers like Boo) really have it all wrong

Outreach to the Latino community will NEVER be a winner for Republicans. Some Republicans (like George W. Bush) honestly believed in it. But Mitt is an interesting test case here. Since he's an etch-a-sketch without a genuine personal position on immigration, he's free to pick whatever will most benefit his chances. And I believe his relatively harsh stance is an example of that.

Talking tough on immigration will help him much more than mealy-mouthed Republican minority outreach that never turns anybody. He could proclaim undying love for the immigrant population and convert to Catholicism and they'd still vote overwhelmingly Democratic. That's why he has done what he did. The slightest change in his favor with the white vote still means much more than a sea-change in the still relatively small Latino vote.