Pat Buchanan Helps the GOP Lose the Latino Vote

Posted by Kos , Daily Kos at 12:12 PM on July 16, 2009.

Careless racism from the GOP will inevitably lead to a loss in its base of Latino voters.

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Pat Buchanan, MSNBC's Chief Racist Correspondent:

What they must do is expose Sotomayor, as they did not in the case of Ginsburg, as a political activist whose career bespeaks a lifelong resolve to discriminate against white males to the degree necessary to bring about an equality of rewards in society.

Sonia is, first and foremost, a Latina. She has not hesitated to demand, even in college and law school, ethnic and gender preferences for her own. Her concept of justice is race-based.

Republicans appear to be heeding Buchanan's advice, more concerned about placating their shrinking regional white male base than in expanding their tent. Some Republicans are even concerned about that.

"Cornyn’s going to have to repair fences with Hispanics; they are going to be scrutinizing him a lot harder after the way he questioned Sotomayor," said Lionel Sosa, a Texas-based marketing consulting who has created Latino outreach programs for GOP candidates, including George W. Bush.

"I would advise him to be more careful," Sosa added. "He has a fine line to walk between satisfying the conservative base and not alienating Hispanic voters."

Too late.

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