2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumKarl Rove: GOP 'Doomed' If It Alienates Hispanics
SEARCY - Former Bush White House adviser and Republican strategist Karl Rove said Tuesday night that Hispanics are the natural allies of conservatives and the GOP will be "doomed" if it alienates them.
Speaking at a private university in central Arkansas, Rove said Hispanic voters are a key constituency for Republicans as the party grows and warned against using language that would drive away their support.
"If we do with Latinos what we did with African-Americans, Republicans and conservatives will be doomed," Rove said during a question-and-answer session after his speech at Harding University. "Latinos and Hispanics are by and large the natural allies of conservatives."
Rove served as deputy chief of staff and adviser to former President George W. Bush, who unsuccessfully pushed for comprehensive immigration reform. Rove didn't single out any proposals or figures in the party that he believed were alienating Hispanics. Instead, he singled out U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and Texas GOP Senate hopeful Ted Cruz as prominent Latino leaders in the Republican Party.
http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aID=133363.54928.145504
muntrv
(14,505 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,719 posts)Rosa Luxemburg
(28,627 posts)truebluegreen
(9,033 posts)TheCowsCameHome
(40,168 posts)DollarBillHines
(1,922 posts)The Hispanic voter is long-gone, in large part thanks to you.
You're not going to create a new reality on that front, asshole.
underpants
(182,823 posts)DollarBillHines
(1,922 posts)But I like "Porkie" better.
I used to know the guy (Austin, TX) and he is just weird as hell. In person, he is creepy.
I believe his creepiness comes from his childhood (Google Karl Rove+father+piercings). He has led a surface life of total hypocrisy. No offense to anyone around here, but Louie Rove is still legendary in Palm Springs.
Rove is a conflicted, fucked-up guy.
morningglory
(2,336 posts)Happyhippychick
(8,379 posts)stubtoe
(1,862 posts)madinmaryland
(64,933 posts)smorkingapple
(827 posts)We're people you folks look down upon behind closed doors but think you have a common bond with because the older generation still has some conservative leanings(anti-gay, some racist streak, etc)
Fuck you...
AndyTiedye
(23,500 posts)
are the Cuban exiles who still wish for another Bay of Pigs.
liberalmuse
(18,672 posts)They are such hypocrites. They fuck over minorities and women, but pander to them only when they need their votes. Fuck them.
ProSense
(116,464 posts)Indpndnt
(2,391 posts)Do the words "Dream Act" mean anything to him? How about the word "repeal?"
KKKarl has lost what's left of his mind if he believes his own spin on this.
sakabatou
(42,152 posts)tanyev
(42,559 posts)LVdem
(524 posts)Who'd a thunk it???
julian09
(1,435 posts)by mentioning them and their political leanings. Their elitist policies are all wrong for the hispanic community.
Cha
(297,275 posts)wildeyed
(11,243 posts)Racism is a staple of the Republican Party. Can't give the base their red meat and also appeal to minority groups. So suck it, Rove. Can't be fixed.
K8-EEE
(15,667 posts)billionaires, their other supporters are just natural RUBES.
progressivebydesign
(19,458 posts)benld74
(9,904 posts)We People
(619 posts)"If we do with Latinos what we did with African-Americans..."
You mean like push polls and election fraud during your tenure as "Bush's Brain"? By more recently expanding on those ideas by running those freaking thinly-veiled racist candidates willing to use coded and dog-whistle-laden language in order to win votes from your ever-shrinking base?
Maybe, in your mind, college students haven't been around long enough to know the history of your shady & immoral political activities. Some of us have been around long enough to know better. One of the fringe benefits of a Democratic victory will be in knowing your sick and selfish desires and plans will have been defeated.
BTW, what the hell kind of institution of higher learning would expose its young people to the ideas of a well-known criminally-minded political operative?
Coyotl
(15,262 posts)almost single-handedly
yellowcanine
(35,699 posts)You keep telling yourself that Karl.
surrealAmerican
(11,361 posts)... you chose to pander to racists. Now you have to live with the fallout from that choice.