Courting Hispanics

Published on March 17, 2010 | | By Ben Smith | Politico Hispanic voters

Resurgent Republic has a new poll suggesting Republicans court Hispanic voters on core Republican messages of the economy and national security, and showing that many Hispanics back GOP views on issues like the handling of terrorists.

The observation that Hispanics are, on issues, more conservative than they vote isn't a novel one, though it's often made on social issues. But Republicans are still trying to repair their party's dramatic collapse between George W. Bush's intense courtship of Hispanic voters and the collapse of immigration legislation in 2006, which left their brand deeply tarnished.

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