What do Spanish people see in McCain?

[InLoveWithRon]

Castro?

Fox News exits have McCain up with seniors and Hispanics

Via Halperin:

Senior Citizens– McCain 40, Romney 31, Giuliani 18, Huckabee 7
Veterans– McCain 37, Romney 36, Giuliani 14, Huckabee 8
Hispanics– McCain 50, Giuliani 26, Romney 16, Huckabee 5

 

[dw1345]

Amnesty.

 

[Kludge]

Interesting... McCain's % is lowest among veterans.

 

[zerogod1989]

my girl friend spainish and she think he scary as shit.

good girl. i think the same.

 

[InLoveWithRon]

Amnesty.

yep.. free loaders voting for McVain

 

[freedom-maniac]

He's opposed to English as the National Language.

Er ist ein dumm faschist...

 

[InLoveWithRon]

thanks freedom maniac, I forgot about that..

 

[libertythor]

Ron placed the same with non-Cuban hispanics as the rest of the population, 4%. He only got 1% of the Cuban vote. (Can you say, "Booing at the Univision debate."?)

Immigration is probably part of the reason for McCain's showing, but Ron did just well amongst non-Cuban Hispanics as he did amongst non-Hispanic Whites.

Castro?

Fox News exits have McCain up with seniors and Hispanics

Via Halperin:

Senior Citizens– McCain 40, Romney 31, Giuliani 18, Huckabee 7
Veterans– McCain 37, Romney 36, Giuliani 14, Huckabee 8
Hispanics– McCain 50, Giuliani 26, Romney 16, Huckabee 5

 

[InLoveWithRon]

The first thing that comes to my head is all the spanish people in California and Texas, New mexico..

Can we expect the same results there?

 

[Lou337]

My old high school economics teacher is voting for him and so is my professor for music appreciation. Maybe teachers like him? Both are hispanic. In short, I really don't know.

 

[InLoveWithRon]

The first thing that comes to my head is all the spanish people in California , Texas and New mexico..

Can we expect the same results there?

 

[Stealth4]

McCain = Amnesty

Thats what they see - its an ethnic issue.

 

[MiamiRP]

I have no clue. I am Hispanic and even voted early for him.

Also, Florida has a TON of Hispanics, but I don't think immigration amnesty is a problem for a huge majority of FL Hispanics. In the South Florida area, most are Cubans, which have few, if any, illegal immigration problems (Political asylum).

Another big Hispanic population in FL is in the Orlando / central FL area, and it's predominantly Puerto Rican, which again, have no immigration issues (People born in PR are American citizens by birthright )

I think the problem was that a lot of the old time Cubans vote for whoever they think will be toughest against Castro, and Ron Paul wants to open up trade with anyone and end all international embargos. Also, this is a strong group of people who tend to move together as a group behind whatever they feel the "official" GOP position is. Given Crist's endorsment of McCain, there's a good chance that they just followed the "Official GOP position".

 

[libertythor]

Paul got 5% of Hispanic Women and 5% of White Men. For non-Hispanic White women he got 3% and for Hispanic men, 2%.

 

[derdy]

You mean Juan McAmnesty?

 

[libertythor]

Paul got 5% of Hispanic Women and 5% of White Men. For non-Hispanic White women he got 3% and for Hispanic men, 2%.

MiamiRP...These are the results for Ron Paul broken down by ethnicity and gender.

Ron didn't do bad at all amongst Hispanics as a whole compared to the rest of the population.....only among Cuban Hispanics.

 

[familydog]

It's not as simple as "amnesty" or whatever. A lot of hispanics don't like illegal immigration.

 

[qh4dotcom]

Since he was born in Panama, he's a Latino like them

 

[libertythor]

Since he was born in Panama, he's a Latino like them

Hispanic is a reference to culture not race. You got that right. I am a white male, and if I marry somebody and raise my kids down here in Mexico, it wouldn't matter what race I married, the kids would be considered Hispanic.

McCain probably didn't get acculturated in Panama, so he wouldn't qualify as Hispanic.

In other words, Hispanics aren't monolithic. Its just another media-generated BS label to create another divide and conquer technique. Lets not fall for it and start pointing fingers.

REMEMBER that Ron Paul did just as well amongst non-Cuban Hispanics as he did amongst non-Hispanic Whites.

 

[Dr.3D]

LOL, I married a Native American and in school the kids all called my kids nasty names.
I won't even repeat the names those kids called mine. I guess it is about what people think somebody looks like rather than what the person actually is.