Aaron Kliegman – As prominent Democrats are making high-profile and untimely gaffes alienating segments of the Hispanic-American community, potential rising Republican stars of Hispanic descent are claiming the political spotlight heading into the midterm elections.
This juxtaposition of Democratic flubs and Republican gains comes as polling indicates Hispanic voters disapprove of Democrat leadership and could be shifting toward the GOP in a major way. Continue reading
Clarice Feldman – Another bad week for Democrats. After the latest debates “No candidate received a polling bump,” according to Morning Consult analyst Anthony Patterson, and the inestimable Michael Barone analyzes the various constituencies — often conflicting — that make up the present Democratic party.
It appears that Joe Biden still is far ahead of the pack.
He’s added to his memorable gaffe list, this week referring supporters to a website which doesn’t exist, again calling Theresa May “Margaret Thatcher” and saying that poor kids were just as talented and intelligent as “white kids.” He capped it off with saying there were “three genders” and when a young woman asked him to name them, he forcibly grabbed her arm.
At the same time, numerous statements he made in the past which appear facially racist (not “dog whistles”) keep propping up, probably ferreted out by his party opponents.
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American Action News – It looks like Hispanics are far more conservative on immigration than Democrats thought: a huge majority of them back President Donald Trump’s plans to combat illegal immigration.
The surprising poll, conducted McLaughlin and Associates, showed that 56 percent of Latinos approve of Trump’s plan to deport criminal illegal aliens—while just 31 percent don’t.
Majorities of Republicans, independents, and even Democrats also support Trump’s plan on deportation.