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Romney, The Hispanic Vote and the Capital-ocracy

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Bernd Debusmann raises an interesting point in his latest Reuters column : Does the VP selection of Paul Ryan mean that GOP presidential candidate Romney has conceded the so-called Latino vote? Put aside the usual caveats — that voting blocs are usually more complicated than we assume, that they are motivated by single interests and swayed by personality and tribalism — and Debusmann makes a convincing case Ryan is perhaps the least likely to help with Latinos "Of all the potential running mates Romney could have picked from." There has been plenty said about the importance of the Hispanic vote independent of the veepstakes during this endless campaign, but very little analysis about Ryan in this context since his VP candidacy was announced Saturday morning. The "Hispanic vote" looms large in electoral analysis. Bush garnered  more than 40%  of the Hispanic vote in his 2004 win, but John  McCain only 31%  in his 2008 loss. Both showings were considered stron