1. Take a look at this trajectory. Trump is going to do for the Hispanic vote what Goldwater did to the Black votehttps://twitter.com/PoliticalLine/status/734138228224200706 …
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CA Dems still send than you cards to Pete Wilson.
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7. The share of Hispanic vote GW Bush got in 2004 (either high 30s or 44%) seems like in the realm of fantasy now.
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8. What's true of Hispanics applies only slightly less to other groups like Asian Americans. Fast growing populations GOP is alienating.
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it's striking when you see they had two Hispanic candidates and Jeb Bush, whose Spanish is better than, say, Harper's French
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Pete Wilson's impact is still felt on Californian politics.
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Parallel Goldwater:Trump fits. But "decades from now" depends on GOP adopting sth like Southern Strategy. Likely, but worth noting
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also'60s GOP believed it strategic because a significant # of southern white Ds—including elected officials—switched party
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Aren't you assuming GOP continues anti-immigrant policies which may be less baked into DNA than racism?
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No, not just anti-immigrant policies. By nominating trump they are announcing that they are the party of white nationalism.
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what? Trump loves Hispanics! and I'm told they love him too.
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