Latino GOP has 2 governors, 2 senators, now 1 Senate candidate, 1 top presidential hopeful. Dems have Bob Menendez in statewide office.
Can u legitimately contend for WH from House? “@monkeycageblog: .@jonathanweisman I guess the House doesn't count? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans_in_the_United_States_Congress …”
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@jonathanweisman Not usually, but if you're talking about a party's bench, you have to consider the House and state legislatures too. -
@jonathanweisman Farm team of Latino Democratic officeholders still larger. Where future Senators, governors, and presidents come from. -
@monkeycageblog@jonathanweisman Maybe 'bench' is wrong word, but top-level elected GOP Latinos a more impressive roster. -
@DLeonhardt@jonathanweisman But GOP push to get top level Latinos may just signal their weakness with Latino voters. -
@monkeycageblog@dleonhardt@jonathanweisman I'm curious as to why they've been more successful at the highest level than with voters and..
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@jonathanweisman@monkeycageblog Paul Ryan might be able to! And in 7-11 yrs, Joaquin Castro. Plus historical: Gephardt, etc.@DLeonhardtThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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