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Obama can only help 1 group at a time...

So that means that African-Americans will go first...

The Latinos will wait in line as always...

(hey Palin – heres your chance to get jobs for them in Alaska)

No they can't win the Latino vote back – Most Latinos are Catholics not evangelical christians so Latinos know that they can never be a part of the inner workings of the "real neocon GOP" becasue of that...

Republicans need the Latino vote. They'd better reinvent themselves quick before they get shut out completely.

Simply tell them what they want to hear .That's what Obama has done,as Obama will prove,you don't have to do what you say.In four years everybody will be back to the Republican party.

No. Just think about it for second people. If I wanted to kick a whole race of people out of the country, build a Berlin style wall (and they call Dems Socialist) to keep that race out, blame that race for all the domestic problems that exist, racial profile against an entire race, critize a whole race for wanting to stay close to thier roots by speaking thier own language, and continue to support the oppression of that races family members who have not fled thier home countries? Then no they probably would not support me. To the entire Hispanic race, now you know why African Americans do not support the Republican party. Like what happen to you as a people, they did us the same way, promised you 40 acres and a mule and once you backed the Republican party and they took power, the wanted to rid themselves of you. I hate to see you, the Hispanic race, experience what we in the African Americans have been experiencing for centuries, but in a way, it is good because you got to experience the hypocrises of the Republican Party so you won't fall into that trap of lies ever again. Viva Obama!

The GOP has lost latino's for this generation through their anti-immigration policies. It is going to be a long time before latino's are willing to give them a shot–especially is the GOP continues represent extreme right social views. As a latino, I for one do not trust them at all.

Again who cares? They chose the route they want to take in thinking the GREAT man of change who knows know way of pulling that off will do something for them. I feel for them. But they need to do legal acts in the United States just like the rest of us have to do. If they can not come legally then don't come at all.

The fact that idiots in the GOP are trying to run moose barbie in 2012. Shows that this election taught the GOP nothing

No. Forget about Latinos nobody is going to vote for them unless they send Sarah Palin back to Alaska.. That woman is going to Keep most of the people away from the republican party.

No. The GOP has made it quite clear that they don't want to embrace ALL people. They cannot win any minority group because all they do is attack and create racial division, hatred and strife. The sad thing is John McCain was a victim of this race baiting / hatred by Bush/Cheney and yet he allowed it to go on within his campaign with his idiotic VP nominee. Why would any minority want to support that? Until the GOP can focus on real issues of importance to ALL of America and stop focusing soley on abortion and hate they will never get any minority voting bloc. Barack's message was crystal clear – we are the UNITED States of America.

Who Cares!

@ NYer, please stop with the demeaning comments about our President-elect! Shows just what a small mind you have!

The GOP will NOT win back the Latinos, as long as they continue to HATE ..... Latinos!

The GOP is the part behind the English Only laws.
The GOP and the AM radio-hate-mongers, and LOU DOBBS, 'Faux News" are the ones wanting to round all "illegals" up and deport them. They dehumanize people by calling them names and then want their support!

There is nothing more hypocritical, than the Spanish language ads of the Republicans ever four years when they want our vote!

Latinos know full well who IS really on their side!

Republicans= HYPOCRITES!

TO NOAH:

McCain turned his back on them when he started pandering to the far-right with their anti-Hispanic & anti-Minority rhetoric. He should have stood up to the far-right on immigration reform instead of changing his position, he didn’t and lost votes b/c of it and if the Republicans continue to pander to the far right, they will only win elections in Appalachia

The Republican Party not only lost the Presidential election, they lost a whole generation of young voters. The GOP made the decision to make the evangelicals the centerpiece of their strategy to win independents and minorities as well as the Christian religious extremists. It did not resonate with most Americans. The anti intellectual, NRA, gun-toting soccer mom strategy also fell flat. Latinos are the fastest growing minority group and they will tend to vote their interests which are inconsistent with the current Republican party. If you watched the GOP convention, it became increasingly obvious that the convention was made up primarily of old white people. That is the GOP!

Republicans only has a stronghold for ignorant folks! And this election proved it. You can only sidekick with Karl "Rogue" Rove for so long and your world will collapse on you.

Latinos supporting this republican party is like black or gays supporting the republican party. It is simple an oximoron. How latinos are going to support a party that diminish immigrants from latin america, that push for raid against " illegal" workers and want to cut health services for immigrants? Come on! it is a brain to conclude that with that kind of mentality republicans will never get latinos back into their line.
Latinos have shown in this election that they have grown politically and that will not be bought by good intentions and rethorical speeches, but for concrete actions and good policies. Obama better listen to them if he wants to keep democrats wining elections in the future.

How can you win back people you don't even like.......without lying?

Of course, given enough of time, people will wake up to the traditional values of their fathers. It is called maturity. We all know liberalism or socialism does not work well in France, or Russia.

I'm a Latino Voter and I hate to see all of you racist white, uneducated pricks calling me uneducated. I'm in Medical School and extremely informed so don't tell me that I flocked to Obama. I voted, campaigned and worked Hard for Obama and the Democratic Party because of they're inclusive nature towards Latinos. I ask the Republican party; "what have you done for me lately? besides trash my people and talk of us as if we're scum. Then all of a sudden elections come around and you realize that we are the key voting block to several states now and you want to play nice. Shut up and try to diversify your party. All of you white trash people and your party don't represent me. And oh by the way, 2020 is the last time white people will be able to say they are the Majority. Therefore, if Republicans want to win any elections, they better find a way to become more inclusive extremely fast.

Latinos turned their back on McCain because he turned their back on them. Yes he did coauthor a bill with Ted Kennedy for immigration reform but in the end he didn't vote for it.
I live in Nevada and we did the advertising for the Republican party. In most not all of the statewide advertisements, Republicans ran on a platform of anti-immigration. They blamed immigrants for the problems that we have. Many latinos feel that the hate mongering that the Republican party has stirred could possibly lead to violence against them.

I guess the GOP is expecting country bumpkin Sarah Palin to win over a lot of people who use English as a second language. Unfortunately, Sarah Palin has enough trouble with English as her first language.

No..... The Republican party is racist and if you are of different or not white you are not welcome in the Republican Party The party is made up white racist or far right wingers who will never give into the fact that the United States is a country of all nationalities. The Lationos that live in the States are realizing this and will stay with the Democrats.

As long as the GOP continues to pander to its extreme right wing, it will not gain Latino support. Latinos realize that immigration is far from the most important problem facing this country; as with most Americans, immigration is way down on the list. No single party "has" or "owns" Latino votes.

Ahhh! I just love this. If Sarah Palin is the new face of the Republican Party, then they will never get the Latin vote back..............ever

What about Asian-Americans?

How come no one writes or talks about them?

I'll hold on while CNN tries to write an article about that.

As a latino: No.

Noah: Latinos did not vote for Obama because he was another minority we voted for him because he was the right decision and will be able to get us back on track more so than John McCain. Just because you voted for John McCain because he's white and did not want to see a minority leading this country does not mean we all voted that way some of us actually do care about this country.

NO. It's going to take the GOP at least a decade to win back the white house, maybe more.

President-Elect Obama is going to do such a great job, and set the bar extremely high. He will be re-elected for a second term, and the democrat running in 2016 will just remind America of how bad times were under the GOP rule, and how good they are then under a Democratic president. Then they'll have President Obama campaigning with them to boot!

George Bush's legacy is so badly tainted that it's going to keep Democrats in office through 2020. The next 12 years are looking great! Thanks a lot, W.!

Don't know why the Latinos were EVER Republicans in the first place!!! Maybe they looked around and saw what the Repubs are really about or they listened to their racist rhetoric during this campaign season and saw the light. Anyone who suggests that they owe McCain anything for working to do things to appease them and "buy" their votes is sorely misguided.

I think the governors are having this meeting in Miami because they are worried sick that they are going to lose their jobs in 2010 and they are most likely right. Palin should go home , be happy she has that job ???? in Alaska and take care of her children. I think Palin has an ego problem and should be happy that she has the job in Alaska.

¡Si el GOP quiere recuperar Latinos, APRENDER ESPAÑOL!
If the GOP wants to get back Latinos, LEARN SPANISH!

For an alleged group of know-it -alls, the GOP has a serious communcation problem. The GOP already speaks enough "redneck". Now is the time to recognize and respect the bi-lingual nature of a good portion of our society.

Si no, ¡adiós estúpidos!

As long as they care more about bringing their brethren over the border illegally than about the rule of law, then probably not. Kinda like the blatant racism shown by the black community. Whatever happened to individualism? Now we are supposed to vote by block based purely on our own self-interest? Im white, Im not allowed to do that. There will only be racial harmony in this country when we no longer are divided into blocks. The Democrats that are masters at dividing us against each other and then pretending to be on the side of whoever they are speaking to. The sad part is that many people can't look in from outside the box and recognize it.

If the Republican party wants to win back the latino vote, they are going to have to stop using them as the scape goat for everything that has gone wrong with the country. It was much easier for the republican to blame immigrants, and latinos in general, instead of proposing any constructive solutions. Not only was Obama an inspiring and inclusive candidate, but the gop has been exploiting immigrants way too much, to their own detriment. The hateful rethoric comming from the GOP towards latinos is what made thousands of them register to vote, so they could vote against it. I personally kind of feel sorry for McCain who was one of the few republicas to stand up for the latinos, but evev him was forced to pull back by his own party, or he would have never gotten the nomination.

What in the world have the Republicans EVER done for them??!! I never understood the Latino vote going Rep. anyway – they could care less!

It's just an angry intolerant divisive party.

The GOP is historic in its forked tongue practice. In speaking with my grandmother, an active "community organizer" in the 50' and 60's she remembered that the republican party was once the party of Black American's; they kept stringing Black American on promising desegregation year after year and decade after decade when finally John F. Kennedy took the reins of power and began the birth of civil rights. Both Bush 41 and Bush 43 did the same with the Latino/Hispanic vote and immigration. They aren't interested in real accomplishment – they are interested in government jobs for cronies and redistribution of tax credits to the wealthy. Comprehensive immigration is a carrot stick to be used whenever there is an election.

As a Hispanic, I could not entertain the idea of following the GOP right now. It would be like walking into a "Whites Only" country club and the members would be staring and whispering why I didn't use the Service Entrance. The GOP has polarized itself into white Christian's only, they should change their party name to the WCP, since NAZI is already taken. They do not represent me, right now the Democrats do. The GOP needs to also stop trying to shove Christianity down everyone's throats. This is disrespectful to non-Christians and Atheists. GOP needs to do a lot of soul searching, the self destruct mode is stuck in the "on" position. M2C

-Tomkat-

Republicans used to be the party of African Americans up until the 1960s. Never forget that the Republicans freed the slaves and it was the Democrats who wanted to keep slavery alive and well. The Democrats were also largely the reason for Southern segregation (George Wallace anyone?) Even Martin Luther King Jr was a Republican! African Americans jumped parties because of LBJ and his Great Society.

GOP might have a chance if they put a "muzzle" on Palin and anybody like her. Palin has made viewers clearly see why the McCain campaigned muzzled her. While the economy is in a critical crisis Palin is rambling on and on about herself and won't answer a question about the economy.

Candidate McCain was not a champion of immigration reform. He ran a reckless and divisive campaign, on traditional social issues that appeals specifically to white male voters – one of the most at-risk groups in this economy who are quickly losing their social importance and are increasingly emasculated by the shrinking economy. At my workplace most of the employees are women and they are all rocks in the household. The men are jobless and struggling.

So until the Republicans get over their racist tendencies they will never win.

Wow, Liberals are either really stupid, realy arrogant, or have very short memories. Probably all of the above. It was not long ago that the media was making the same claims about your party as they are about Republicans. Never forget that you still have only elected 4 presidents in the past 40 years compared to 7 Republicans elected to President. America is still a center-right country. The majority of America does not agree with your luny Left stances. Even Obama knew his Liberal record would never get him elected so he ran away from his true record and campaigned as a moderate which he never has been.

YES !!!

ONLY IF they make Sarah as the Top ticket – we all women will vote for her (regardless of race, religion, caste, creed, age, social background..)

Vote Sarah for 2012 – she is the ONLY savior for all of christians

Look at any background picture from the McCain rallies. Or better yet look at his concession speech. The people around him are representative of the Republican party. Almost all White, older men and women, younger White blue collar workers. Did I mention that most are White? They do not represent today's USA. Until, they do and do so honestly (not tokens and puppets) they will get smaller and smaller. Exclusion is a bad business model for any group that wants to grow.

The republicans and the pundits don't get it: voters vote for the party with clear policies and an inspiring, intelligent leader. Catering to one particular demographic vote is transparent and blatant pandering.

One just needs to look at an Obama campaign crowd and see the sea of multiracial faces to understand that his policies and decency attracted people from all walks of life.

Yes they can, because I doubt Obama will do anything for Latino's the next 4 years.

NO, due to fact of the GOP's close minded, self centered ideas. The GOP wants you Latinos to go home or "back where you came from". Shame they CANNOT accept people who are different than them. I can only hope the GOP is on it's last leg. The party of HATE must not be allowed to recurit anymore members who hate everybody who is NOT like them. Remember Liberal is not a bad word as the GOP would like you to beleive.

The GOP will be lucky if they can get back any voter period. They suck.

Wiscon. What false ads run by Obama in the elections? Maybe it was all the fear and hate ads run by McCain/Palin that drove them away.

This is one Hispanic that will not support the Republicans.

Okay Repubs the election for 2008 is over. Now why in the hezzz you are worried about the Latinos. They voted the way they should have and because they wanted change instead of the same old shizzz. If someone or anyone wants to sway another way that is their right. Now what the Repubs can do now is find out how to run a good clean campaign without so much smearing and tearing down your opponent. If they do the same old tactic next time then they will lose again. Now the other thing is to drop Palin and stop her from running her mouth as if she is in charge. This is a turn off now to everyone and it will hurt the Repubs in the long run. Stop her now or face the lost of another election.

No they cannot and if they think Palin can lead them then they are worse off than originally thought. I watched her on Larry King last night and televangalist came to mind; certainly not cut out to be a political leader. Her being governor of Alaska was a fluke.

It was the signs.

No. Not until the Republicans realize that America is a melting pot of different cultures. Not just one culture. Pro-American doesn't just mean white American. Certainly, minorities will not vote republican with that divisive Sarah Palin leading the party. I think John McCain might have won if it wasn't for her.

If Palin is any indication of the new face for the future of the Rethuglican Party ............ Then that would be be one big, fat no.

GOP is over -full of racists and facists. and sarah – nothing more to say.

GOP will never get back Latino voters. The world is full of color and the GOP must recognized as European Americans people of color must be respected, putting up a border fence is not the best way to make friends in the Latino community. There was no border fence on Ellis Island. Hey GOP, look at the how the WORLD reacted to Obama. A man of color little foreign policy experience and embraced as a tall, tanned man of hope.

Noah...

The most important word in your statement? 'WAS" McCain WAS the reformer into he went against the immigration bill he helped write just to appeal to his Republican base, which isn't the only thing he compromised to appeal to his base, but that was so yesterday's news.

I think the Republicans need to broden their acceptance of different people from all walks of life, but still hold true to their ideals. It's called compromise. The next thing is get rid of the radicals like Limbaugh, Hannity and O'Reilly who are too divisive in their thinking and would rather lie and talk rhedoric to their audience for ratings.

This doesn't make sense to me. Were they aware that both Bush and McCain risked their own political careers to reach out to Latinos through their support and in McCain's case writing of the comprehensive immigration reform law? These men didn't have the cover of their party behind them to support it like Obama did.

Donde est de la bano?....Because that is exactly where the GOP are heading if they stay on this present course of fear mongering,divisive,
and rudderless style of politics.

Simple answer, yes they do have a chance to try and get them back.

But there gonna have get their work cut out but also a lot will depend how the Dems manage to keep the voting block in the years to come. The GOP can do as much as they want but is the Dems who control their destiny towards this...

no way

when venomous anti-immigrant rhetoric comes out of the GOP how do you expect to attract latinos? even when targeted to "just illegals" the sentiments spread out against anyone with dark skin. dont you guys at the RNC get that?

Noah:

It's not that Latinos wanted to "vote for another minority." Latinos voted for Obama over Bush because they want a fair and decent immigration policy.

McCain could have won the Latino vote if he had not backed away from his original position.

Let's give them the answer in GA.
get up and vote for Martin! This will send a clear messege that we intend to get things done and not have Hard line Rep get in the way with fillibusters, not now, not this time!

Sure the GOP can win back Latino voters all they have to do is be more creative with their lies.

The GOP is an elitist rich community that will tell all the others what they want to hear for votes and then they will go about the way of greed and corruption.

I doubt they can, if they keep moving to the right like they are.

People perceive the known notion that the vast majority of the Republican base has ideologies based in xenophobia, homophobia, racism.

It is the truth, I know first hand.

I do not think those are the real American values outlined in the Constitution.

The GOP cannot win back to the Latino vote because they are a party filled with a bunch of racists who want nothing more than for blacks to go back Africa and Latinos to go back to Mexico, etc. Unlike the Democrats and Obama who are more inclusive the Republican party only has old white males and some women who are anti-choice for women's reproductive rights, anti-gun control, anti-homosexual, etc. They only stand for what they are against and are never for including others.

Say goodbye to the GOP. The face of America is changing and diversity is beautiful!!!

Many Latino's are trueChritian's, and that wil never change. If the Democrats do all they say they are going to do, it won't be only the Latino going back to the Repub. party, that voted for BO in this election.,

The GOP are hypocrites. GOP, you can't justify sins. sins are sins. There is no sin bigger or lesser then the other one. I am a Liberal but I don't believe in abortion personally but I will never impose my beliefs on others. We are not God. Abortion is a personal choice between you, your pastor and God!! I don't have the right to decide for others.

Let me say it in english and in spanish no and NO!

go and wither away!

ABSOLUTELY.:

Considering Sarah's "six-pack" fluency in the Spanish language or ......was she speaking........ in English??

No

No, unless they decide to vote "FOR THE COUNTRY" and not the money or power

As long and the voters are voting self interest and victimhood – the repubs are in the wasteland of America haters and the antiAmerican way.

As an Independent Hispanic voter, I voted for W Bush in first election and this election I declared Democrat and voted Obama. If the GOP wants to gain Latino vote again they need to talk more than just immigration. And it would be nice if the GOP rallies and convention would be look more diverse. As a minority, it was refreshing to see the Democrat rallies/convention look more like the 'melting pot' of USA. I do not speak for all minorities, but when you see yourself in the crowds you feel like the candiate is talking to you.

I'm afraid the GOP is the old look of past times.

Let Latinos swallow their own vomit for flocking and voting like sheep
for their second preference, when Mr. Mccain had been their biggest
champion, now , immigration reform will have to wait, thanks to the tanned buddy you helped picked for Pres.

Si se puede, one of these days.......

You forgot to add to that list: African Americans, young adults, suburan & rural whites, and pretty much the 65 million voters who weren't ALL Dems that voted for Obama.

Not if moderates like McCain have to sell their souls to the extreme right of the party. McCain had strong support from Latinos until he started flip flopping to appease the bigots controlling the purse strings.

The Liberal vitriol and hate never ends and has taken over this site just as their partial prez.

The hispanics voted, as the seniors, for federal handouts of tax monies – nothing more/nothing less

When the partial prez cant pay everyone their giveaways – then they will go back to 'GOOD FOR THE COUNTRY" and vote for conservative dems and repubs

partial prez is jimmy carter2

I am a Hispanic American, and a party who trash my roots. A party which followers are bold anti-immigrant. A party that is insensible to the issues of the people like me. A party who is against the pursue of the American Dream. A party who punish with the excuse of war of terror many immigrants who only have the desire to work, escaping from third world countries and pursuing a better quality of life. That party will never ever get my vote (my ancestor would never rest in peace if I vote republican after all this 8 years demonstration of hate and division).

And on this boat I can count many people who thinks like me.

Maybe....after they win back the GOP voters.............

The GOP already won me! I will never never vote for the Democratic Party.
They are a bunch of hipocrites,!

If repubs will reject their stand on "law and order" and "equality for all" – then they will win back the professional victims.

Till that time – the dems will maintain a firm grip on the criminals and ignorant and leeches.

Apparently, America deserves the coming fallout and explosion of the "MISERY INDEX" – and Americans will not stand for the radicals dealing out the MISERY INDEX.

Americans want their conveniences and luxuries. Liberals will get dealt out when the coming suffering gets to much for the American people.

The Latinos? McCain was the only real friend they had. Well, Obama will only work with them if there is something in it for him.

Los Latinos son unos verdaderos pendejos. En vez de apoyar y mostrar
lealdad al candidato que formulo una reforma migratoria, decidieron saltar con el candidato que algunos leaderes apoyaron de segunda mano, cuando este mismo bien claro dijo durante su campana que la
reforma migratoria no era muy importante para el.

Ahora, tienen que comerse su vomito, esta vez bajo el pretexto que la
economia es lo mas importante, esto de el candidato que siempre dice que el puede hacer varias cosas a la misma vez.

Pudiera agregar varias otras razones, pero para que, por ahora los pendejos Latinos que votaron como ovejas estan estancados con su nuevo amigito en la Casa Blanca, el cual uno de estos dia, se
acordara de ustedes.

Si se puede, ovejas !

no

In this particular case the vote went to Obama because Latinos disliked Bush, but the Latino vote will go back to the Republican Party for the following reasons:
= They are mainly against abortion
= Most of them came to this country (or their parents did) running away from big governments, high taxes, bad government education systems, terrible government health systems, etc.
= Most Latinos just want the goverment out of their lives, and to be paid fairly – they do not care about working hard, they do not expect government welfare.
= Democrats oppose free trade, do not approve FTA with Colombia or other countries.

I certainly hope not. As long as the Republican Party allows itself to be co-opted by the religious right, I hope no one goes back to the GOP. For a party that used to stand for smaller government, their failure to support individual liberties due to the invasive influence of the christian right is appalling. Judge not lest ye be judged doesn't seem to ring any bells with these alleged Christians.

Simple answer – NO!

We are NOT a monolithic group. Puerto Ricans and Dominicans are overwhelmingly Democratic (upwards to 85%). Mexicans, depending on the state are also heavily Dems. The only Latinos that the GOP "lost" were the SouthWest and Florida Latinos. Cubans, I believe are the ones that are generationally moving away from the Republicans, and if Obama loosens travel restrictions and remitances back to Cuba, you can expect that that demographis will move to the dems for a good while. Illegal immigration is not the sole issue, remember all of these Latinos that vote are American citizens, so illegal immigration is not the end all be all. Also, the hate fostered on the extreme right, make those who are not a part of the status quo turned off to them. Why would you want to be a part of a party that vehemently campaigns against your countrymen with a disgusting tone?

The GOP has branded itself as an exclusive club ideologically, geographically, religiously, racially and in just about every other way. Intentionally or otherwise, there is the impression out there that if you aren't white, evangelical, rural and NASCAR loving, you're not just unwelcome but downright demonic. Until and unless the GOP "base" opens up to accept people who aren't just like them into the fold, they will stay the minority party – but not the party of minorities.

Only if the GOP stops fetishizing the 1950s.

hey Noah... john mccain turned his back on them when he wouldnt sign the immigration bill that he wrote once he got the republican nomination... they saw him for the puppet that he is.. willing to turn on anyone the GOP tells him too.. they are not stupid like mccain.

Except for beating the anti-abortion drum which Latinos like, being Catholics, the GOP has done NOTHING for them. Nothing! For years and years...They got fed up and voted them out. And frankly, I don't see any change to come in their policies that would atract them back..

The Liberal vitriol and hate never ends and has taken over this site just as their partial prez.

The mexicans voted, as the seniors, for federal handouts of my tax monies – nothing more/nothing less

When the partial prez cant pay everyone their giveaways – then they will go back to 'GOOD FOR THE COUNTRY" and vote for conservative dems and repubs

partial prez is jimmy carter2

If you pro life people cared as much about babies outside of the womb as you do inside of the womb, maybe someone would listen to you. Just another item on the long list of hypocrisies by the Evangelicals.

I wasn't aware that the Republicans had any Latinos? Republicans lost too much and they've also made it very clear that they don't like Latinos, regardless of which country they were born in. As long as Palin is the GOP face, the Dems have a smooth road ahead. The "any skirt will do" campaign doesn't work for Latinos. My first choice was Hillary Clinton and last time I checked, she's not a minority. When she lost in the primaries, I supported Obama.

McCains choice for VP made my choice very easy. Palin was out of her league.

If latinos are smart they will swear off the republican party forever. Post that! The republican party is the enemy of people of color, always have been and always will, and if your banking on sarah palin to be the new face of the GOP then the party will go the way of the dinosauer...extinct! which is better for the nation period!

Doubtful if the Latino's like myself carefully listen to the so-called Republican leaders like Palin continue to contradict themselves in things that they publicly said before the election.

I feel sad for the hard-working conservative values legal latinos for voting Obama simply because they did not like Pres Bush. I feel they will regret it when they realize that Obama is for illegal aliens who take their jobs away.

The Republicans never won over this Latina, who's been a Democrat for many years. But Barack Obama won my heart early on, and I had to buck the opinions of all my Democrat friends who were (and still are) staunch Hillarists.

I pray that Barack instills not just hope and progress, but civility into the public conversation. We certainly need it.

maybe if john mccain would have signed his own immigration bill that he helped write himself instead of giving in to the will of the republican party, who seem to have forgotten the roots of this country, then maybe more latinos could have respected him enough to vote for him.. but alas, the puppet went the way of the puppeteer.... and would not sign something he himself help write.. what a dummy!

Do not underestimate the Latinos. Most of them are from countries where the democratic proces is a tool to bring in the desires otf the people. If obama does not do what he promissed to the people, the latinos will ditch the Democrats faster tnam you cna blink.

no

McCain and Palin won over this latino voter. it's funny how all the racist jokes, texts, and e-mails i recieve are from Obama "supporters". Tom Brokaw is now a joke too- did you hear what he said on Charlie Rose about not knowing certain things about Obama? funny, i thought he was a journalist

Sad, it was John McCain who went to bat for the immigrants and Latinos and it was Bar Obama who did not. Yet the Latinos went for Obama. Crazy, huh?

NYer, you are not only obtuse, you are also an ignoramus.
The minorities and youth voted for Barack Obama because they believed in his message: CHANGE!!
One only had to look at the conventions of both parties to realize who was addressing the real concerns of these two groups.
The Reps were 'older and whiter' while the Dems were all-embracive.
In addition, the crowds that Obama drew were at least 10-1 over what McCain was able to draw on his own.

Only a neanderthal-like voter would fail to realize that Obama was addressing the issue (CHANGE) that those two groups of voters (minority and youth) were craving for.
Yes, W will likely go down as one of the (if not the ultimate) worst Presidents in U.S. history, but Obama connected with the voters in a way that only Kennedy and Reagan, in my lifetime, had done.

The Republicans are dead in the water for a generation if they don't realize what they have to do to compete with the Democrats.

Win back Latino voters? Shouldn't they try to win African-American voters as well or have they just given up on that?

no. because they blame latinos for everthing they can't put on blacks and poor whites. they want to split latino's families apart and deport them. even us white folks know what the GOPKKK party stands for: 'THE MASTER RACE'! REV. wright was right about them!

They probably can with their usual bag of tricks – lies, deception, and fear tactics.

McCain was the only candidate in the contest who fought for comprehensive immigration reform.

As Dolores Huerta said, Obama's record in support of Hispanics is non-existent. And I predict that it will be close to that in four years as well. Perhaps then the Hispanic community will get beyond the idea of a minority candidate and vote for a candidate who will actually do something for them.

I agree with Noah and KC above...oh and did I mention that I'm Hispanic?

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I have respected the Latinos, but they just killed that with their negative bloc vote against the president who has kept them safe all these years.

It's simple as this. Many minority groups (not all minorities) perceive the GOP as an enemy and not sincerely willing to embraced them as their own. Until the GOP acknowledges this failure, they will continue to dwindle to extinction. This is not just appointing minorities to offices, but also reaching out to the families and youth who may not have a "perfect past" and TRULY give them another chance and the opportunity to succeed.

Not unless they drop the white look and change their stances to include, rather than divide and exclude.

You people who talk about McCain being for immigration reform. That should not be a basis as to why the Latino vote should have gone for McCain. If you know about history, everyone in America is an immigrant except the Native Americans who were already established in America before the land was stolen from them. McCains ancestors came from Ireland, he too is an immigrant. African American ancestors were taken from their homeland of Africa, they too are immigrants. Any more

I am experiencing Sarah Palin/Republican Party fatigue! I wish they would just disappear into their political wilderness and try to figure out what is best for themselves and their dismal party and just leave us alone. Go do some brainstorming....Oh I forgot, they dont really have much brain power – they are robots who are fueled by hatred and intolerance and care only about the 1% of the wealthy in this country and their trickle-down economics. They they fool the social conservatives (many of whom are poor) into thinking that they actually represent values and morals, but time and again prove themselves to be hypocrites. They could care less about education and healthcare...and I could go on and on. JUST LEAVE US ALONE, PLEASE. We have great hope and expectation for this country and you Republicans are the problem and therefore cannot be part of the solution.

Can the GOP win back the latino vote? In one word............NO.

If the GOP wants to "win back" Lationo voters (or any minority voters) then they need to open up the party to something other than white evangelical Christians.
Notice the pictures at the two party's conventions-
Democrats: a mixed bag of white, black, Latino, Asian, male, female, alternative, young, old, sort of a picture of Americans in general.
Republicans: pretty much all white and predominately male.

I believe latinos flocked to Obama because they did indeed disapprove of Bush policy along with believing the promise of change that Obama preached. Being a latino myself, I find it irrelevant that McCain is a "champion of immigration reform" or the fact that he has a better plan for immigration. Many of us latinos and our families came here legally or are first generation Americans so thinking immigration is the ONLY issue that concerns us would be erroneous. McCain may have had a better record for immigration but i voted for Obama because i agreed with him on larger issues regarding the economy, health care and foreign policy. I, and hopefully many other latinos, consider ourselves American first, latino second and base our votes on more than immigration.

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If Obama picks Richardson for secretary of state, which he should, and his administrations begins to show promise and recovery for the economy and can get out of Iraq and improve the situation in Afghanistan, then the republicans will have a rough time gaining the Latino vote.

I'm a strong supporter of Obama, but I really hope he doesn't suck up to the latinos by giving citizenship to the 20 million illegal criminals who've snuck into our country. Please, Mr. Obama, let justice be done and expedite their expulsion from our country until such time as they can apply legally.

I think republicans have to start including the rest of America into their party. All they talk about is why Dems are bad and not why they are better for EVERYONE, not just the rich, or joe six pack, or walmart moms, whih are all code words for white people.

Republicans don't understand that America rejected the lies, negativity, divisiveness, hate and fear that is the stalwart of their party. They need to change or they will continue to lose big time.

Oh, by the way, the GOP can't even get minorities in photo ops at their rallies without paying them let alone getting a winning percentage of their vote.

When you looked at McCain rallies or even his concession speech, you saw a sea of white, well-to-do faces. When you are excluded, why should you vote for someone?

And it doesn't matter how you are excluded. I might be a white face, but I'm not wearing $10,000 worth of jewelry, I shop at K-Mart, Walmart, and JC Penny, not Saks and Neiman's (I can't even afford to BREATHE in that store), and I felt excluded.

Why is it that you Republicans can't understand that Obama and Biden have to be sworn in and actually become President and Vice President, and the new Congress seated before they can actually have an administration? You are basing criticism on a couple of selections to their staff? Duh? What part of Bush is still in office do you NOT understand?

The loss of jobs, the financial mess we are in and the trillions deficit is a Republican problem. Oh, yeah, I can hear you warming up about the Congress, but when you don't have a significant majority (which the Democrats did not) and you are dealing with a President who made policy by executive fiat (Bush did more in 4 years than all Presidents before COMBINED) instead of going through Congress, it's difficult to put the breaks on. You might just want to wait until Obama is sworn in and has had enough time in office to actually try and implement his policies before you claim that they don't work.

if sarah palin is the next face of the gop...they are doomed because she will alienate independents and democrats...not only is she a polarizing figure but she doe snot have a grasp on national or international issues,,running a demographically small state like alaska and running the USA are two totally different things...she's too frail and unwitty..

Newsflash: NO YOU CAN'T.
GOP = Old White Guys, Religious Whackos & Subservient White Women.

Anyone with a brain knows that the democratic party will be much more supportive of the Latino community. Those who don't think so just need to really look at who was at the Republican rallies. Need I say more!!!!

RealityKing- I think you yourself need a reality check

KC, Noah- THEN, AKA the PAST..the campaign and the 21st century America is DIFFERENT..McCain campaigned AGAINST immigration reform in the GOP primaries and the General Election, he wasn't appealing on the economy (aka, GOP talking points)

The Republicans ran a very divisive campaign and in many subtle and overt ways seemed to be appealing to their "base" which consisted of white Christian voters. I know many Americans of Middle Eastern descent that while they might have agreed with McCain's platform, felt very uncomfortable with the "Muslim bashing" that was going on and they felt pushed away. And other minority groups were sensitive to that. On the other side the Democratic party appeared much more inviting and inclusive of all groups.

the gop are so worried about why they have lost they are attacking obama before he is sworn in that is why they lost period. the gop are racist. the regan era is over it is never coming back. minorities stick together white people look down on other races the gop only want the Latino vote to get in and will not do anything for them, just the same for the black race. they are non existent.the way palin attacked obama
which caused death threat and race relations to go sour the gop laughed it off who want to belong to a political party like that? this world everyone should be jugde by what you are not by the color of your skin.

Unless the Republicans return to the ideals of Conservatism. No the Latinos won't be back a lot of other people won't either.

"John McCain was the single biggest voice for Latinos in the Senate and they sadly turned their backs on him" should read: "sadly he turned his back on them"

"just because they wanted to vote for another minority. How else can you explain it?" easy to explain..you are racist and too dense to want to understand another answer.

"McCAin was a champion of immigration reform." keyword: "was"

let me put it in a language you can understand better "fool me once shame on you....you fool me you cant get fooled again"–george bush

in summary, that is why latinos did not vote for John "Mentiroso" McCain.

I would like to know just how many of the illegals voted and got away with it. This country is going down the toilet.

i think there is one word that the gop needs to leard the meaning of
HONESTY untill that happens and as long as palin is the gop s poster child. dnc has agood chance of winning any an everything

The republican party, a bunch of dishonest, desperate and disrepectful people could never win that voting block unless we produce a lame duck democrat. And they surely cannot win them back from Obama!!

Latinos are realizing what African Americans learned many years ago. Yes, African Americans were Republican before they turned to the Democrats. The GOP do not care about us. The only thing they want from us is our vote.

I'm glad people see exactly what the GOP is about. This is a great opportunity for the Independent Party to rise up.

The answer is simple. It's not only the latino vote but also the young voter, AA votes, other minorities and good percentage of moderate/liberal white votes as well. I don't know what were they thinking when they isolated themselves from all these groups. They are just shrinking their base acting like a KKK party. Recent news on GOP shows they just don't get it. They are likely to continue in the same downword path their choose. By the time Obama finishes his first term and more likely the second term, a new generation of voters will come into the political world who are less inclined towards these right wing extremists stuff propogated by GOP and FIX news. So, here is a choice for GOP. Either become more inclusive, diversified and tolerant or shrink the base further and loose more states in the south. They cannot talk about pro-life while supporting killing of innocent women and children in Iraq for no reason.

Repubs cannot win back or get Latino's, AA, Women, young voters or highly educated voters.

Not Until They Become More Inclusive And Less Divisive!

Yes, the GOP can get them back. They went for BARRY for the same reason 65 million other did... bad economy and hatred for Bush.

LATIONOS are NOT LOYAL to BARRY!!!

They are just ticked off like everyone else !!!!

May be. Likely in the near future? No. Why? The GOP makes all minorities terrified when they recruit leaders who are insensitive to issues that affect Latinos and other minorities. Also, at their convention, did that convention look diverse? No. So how can they wish for something they are not attracting. Even high school kids know to appeal to anyone for a date you must try to look appealing. There is no appeal and no attraction coming from the party of old tired narrow ideas.

No . . . The Republican Party Wont Be Winning Anything Until They Become Inclusive And Not Divisive!

The GOP can win back Latinos the same way they can win back any bunch of disaffected former Republicans: Go back to being Republicans! Get rid of the warmongering, intolerant, bigots who stole the party. Go back to philosophies of fiscal responsibility and keeping government out of everyone's lives and off of everyone's backs.

Not until the GOP creates another lie they can use for the next 20 years. They've been living off of the trickle down theory lie since Ronald Reagan. Now they have to come up with another lie that will last 20 years. Those cads were desperate when Barack was winning, calling him a Communist, racist, socialist, and every other name in the book. When that didn't work they said, "Oh, it must be the economy". Wrong, people were just sick and tired of their lies.

I saw Rick Warren on Hannity and Colmes and he looked so depressed. He never smiled. He's so disgusted that McCain didn't win and that his Civic Forum Fiasco didn't change anyone's mind. LOL. I'm glad because it was rigged anyway.

No. Not with the platforms they have concerning immigration, border security, less funding for entitlement programs, healthcare, far-right, neoconservative ideals that denounce anyone who is not white or male.

A picture of the GOP convention expalins everything, a sea of white faces. The lack of diversity belies the claim of a big tent. The GOP will remain a minority party that is intolerant of minorities, intellectuals, immigrants, gays, and the poor. Just look back on all the buzz and code words used in the election to ellicit fear and hate. As long as the extreme right wing cultural warriors continue to hold sway, the GOP will remain a losing brand to all ethnic groups including Latinos.

I used to vote democrat but this election I voted Republican. What the republican party needs to do is go out there and reach to minorities and not only tell them but show them that hard work does pay off. Not to fall into this "victim" mentality and that they are not racists like democrats portray them. I learned alot about the party I used to be, and it was not pretty. God bless America!

If Sarah Palin is the new face of the GOP, then the GOP is doomed as far as Latinos. She's illiterate and plain stupid, and Latinos are not dumb.

Not if Obama grants the 13 milion illegal aliens citizenship, let alone drivers licenses.

Then, despite that fact that 87% of the population wants to make English out official language, we can all learn Spanish instead...just like the Home Depot...great.

Could it have been the false ads that Obama ran in spanish that Obama ran during the election? I'm sure that had something to do with it.

The Obama Administration wants to include everyone. He wants to open the doors for a latino president someday, which will also be wonderful. No matter how you slice it, the Democratic tent is MUCH BIGGER than the GOP tent. The GOP preaches tolerance and practices intolerance.

Based on the crowds that Barack Obama draws, I think the American people have figured that out.

Unless the GOP can come to their senses and understand their policies and rhetoric no longer applies to today's issues then they are doomed regardless of what types of voters they are trying to attract.

They will have to ditch the Evangelicals as they are regarded as the agents of intolerance to the younger generation who have not been brainwashed by their parents.

If the GOP doesn't recognize time for a change also means not only in government but also in politics then they are doomed.

The GOP would never win the Latino, AA or a lot of White voters as long as they run DIVISIVE CAMPAIGNS, BASHING THEIR OPPONENTS' CHARACTERS INSTEAD OF RUNNING "ON THE ISSUES" THAT AMERICANS CARE ABOUT MOST.......they should, from now on, remember what happened just 9 days ago!

YES WE DID!

EVERYONE is running from the hypocritical far-right, rule-by-force, republican party. It's about time moderate people keep the far left and far right away from DC.

OH THATS A SIMPLE QUESTION .................... NO! the rep. need a reality check and i think they are losing the latino votes, and the young votes, and.............well they never really had the african american votes so, that just about sums everything up!!!!

THEY ARE SINKING! down they go!!!!!!!!!!!! TIMBER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It is going to be a very, very, long time before the GOP wins back "anything."

CNN Question: "Did Latinos flock to Obama's message of change or did they simply leave the beleaguered Republican Party"?

My presumptous answer: BOTH

No, the GOP made it clear that they do not want Latinos. Unless they are self loathing they will stay away from that party.

They vote as they are told by uninformed peers and others. They definitely didn't vote as the Pope told them to.....they better be saying their Hail Mary's because abortion is a sin and they voted for it. By the way, McCain had a better plan for immigration.....they were just too uninformed to realize that fact.

Of course they can, Obama's jobless administration will drive them right back to them...

Yes. John McCain was the single biggest voice for Latinos in the Senate and they sadly turned their backs on him just because they wanted to vote for another minority. How else can you explain it? McCAin was a champion of immigration reform.