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[Dill]

(09-30-2020, 04:36 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: It's not really that complicated actually.  Please note that I'm going to speak in generalities throughout this reply.  Hispanic culture tends towards the conservative side of the values spectrum, heavily.  They also tend to be Catholic, and are very devout.  Essentially, general values wise they would be hard core GOP voters.  Literally the only reason that Hispanics have tended to vote Dem is the immigration issue.  Now, I don't know what has changed attitudes in this regard of late, but I have noticed a major shift in the attitudes of the large number of people of Hispanic origin that I know on this topic.  Yes, I realize this is anecdotal, but the Telemundo pole, and other news I have consumed, has reinforced this.  This is why I kind of scoff at the notion that the GOP is dead after Trump.  Once the immigration issue is not the hot button issue that it has been in the past Hispanics, IMO, will swing heavily towards the GOP in the future.

Reasonable analysis. Could add patriarchal family values to the bolded as well. While the Bushes were in office, there was always strong outreach to the Latino community on all these grounds.

Next step is to ask your acquaintances why the shift.