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This.

ocean-kat — Sun, 06 Mar 2016 18:32:51 +0000

In reply to Which numbers are you using?

This.

Peter, it's not possible to have a discussion about the "numbers" when you don't have any. I've linked to exit polls and analysis that support my opinions. If you have numbers that support your opinions link them.

Which numbers are you using?

moat — Sun, 06 Mar 2016 17:10:32 +0000

In reply to You diverted attention away

Which numbers are you using? From which source did they issue?

If you don't know how to link to websites, I can pm a set of instructions.

You diverted attention away

Peter — Sun, 06 Mar 2016 16:38:13 +0000

In reply to Neither of us have

You diverted attention away from your unverifiable statement about Romney and missed the meaning of the numbers I used from the 2010 election although the 2012 numbers also show that a large minority of Hispanic voters are not Democrats and a sizeable number of these voters don't seem to be wedded to either party as their shift in voting over the years shows. Trump has the opportunity to attract some of these voters is all i was inferring and our elections are often decided by small shifts in voter preference and turnout which is also favoring Trump.

I'd say this column and the

Donal — Sat, 05 Mar 2016 17:46:26 +0000

In reply to David Brooks finally nails it. Congratulations.

I'd say this column and the previous one, The Governing Cancer of Our Time, which I discussed on my blog, show just how much Brooks is in the bag for the establishment.

Neither of us have

ocean-kat — Sat, 05 Mar 2016 17:29:01 +0000

In reply to You would probably have

Neither of us have interviewed a thousand Hispanics so it's all speculation but all reporting from numerous sources seems to focus on Romney's statement about self deportation as a major factor.

At 27% this year, Romney's Latino support is dramatically lower than former President George W. Bush's support in 2004, which was 44%, and Arizona Sen. John McCain's 31% in 2008, according to exit polls.

You're constantly telling us you've seen things that aren't true. Where's your link?

Winning Hispanics in a republican primary doesn't tell us anything about the general since the vast majority of Hispanics vote in the democratic primary. In addition this was a caucus primary so the vote was even smaller. The sample size from exit polling was too small to even accurately measure the Hispanic vote in the republican caucus let alone to extrapolate to the general.

But of the 1,573 Republican voters polled in Nevada, only 125 – or 8 percent of the electorate– identified as Latino. So critics said the sample was too small to be accurate. The margin of error for such a small sample is 10 percent.

Perhaps they work in tandem,

PeraclesPlease — Sat, 05 Mar 2016 16:33:32 +0000

In reply to Peracles, it just dawned on

Perhaps they work in tandem, the hive turns its attention to the next victim... I'd have to see if "Running Man" or "Hunger Games" had any parallels to this situation. And seems I recall Blofeld having short fingers as he pet his pussy. Could it be Ian Fleming was signaling the future?

You would probably have

Peter — Sat, 05 Mar 2016 16:09:27 +0000

In reply to Just calling for self

You would probably have trouble verifying your statement about Romney losing so many Hispanic votes over one statement he made. I found some verified numbers on Hispanic voters that showed that almost 40% voted Republican in the last election up about 7% from 2008 which is a large shift and Trump already received 45% of the Hispanic Republican vote in NV so his harsh illegal immigration stance doesn't seem to anger that demographic, some of whom are legal immigrants, and his moderating that position may attract others.

Peracles, it just dawned on

Oxy Mora — Sat, 05 Mar 2016 14:56:14 +0000

In reply to Hell, for 2 Hispanics, Rubio

Peracles, it just dawned on me how totally perfect the parallel is between Trump's Apprentice T.V. show and his relationship with the other Republican candidates. He's fired them, one by one.

So to follow a theme, the Apprentice show is the real world we live in and Trump has used his experience there to create a TV show called, "Fire your political opponent".

Hell, for 2 Hispanics, Rubio

PeraclesPlease — Sat, 05 Mar 2016 07:15:56 +0000

In reply to Thanks. Most likely by the

Hell, for 2 Hispanics, Rubio and Cruz have done a great job of pushing away Hispanics. Trump as carny master extraordinaire has excelled, but without them he wouldn't have had to break a sweat to rise above.

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Michael Maiello — Sat, 05 Mar 2016 02:46:29 +0000

In reply to That's funny. But in the