The push and pull between the Republican Party's members who are more and less enlightened on matters of race has been going on for a long time. And in just the last decade, the GOP has seen plenty of two-steps-forward-three-steps-back moments when it's tried to minority outreach programs.
Latinos! Kids! Soda! Cue the coverage of government spending in a time of sequester — and possibly some race-baiting photos to accompany said coverage. But let's take a few minutes to study this study with a little pre-emptive explaining.
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The Republican Party is having a conversation about how to reach more than old white people as voters. "What Republicans need to learn is how do we speak to all Americans," House Speaker John Boehner told ABC's Diane Sawyer.
National and tracking polls show varying results, a USA Today/Gallup poll has Romney up in swing states thanks to women but the Obama campaign sees a problem, and Romney is doing better with Latinos in Florida than he does with Latinos nationwide, and fewer voters think Obama will win Tuesday's debate.
Today in Poll Watch: Paul Ryan gets better favorability ratings heading into the vice-presidential debate Thursday, national tracking polls are again unclear for both candidates, Latino voters in Arizona overwhelmingly support President Obama, and Obama's up by 4 points in Florida despite one pollster calling the state for Mitt Romney.
Mitt Romney said he would not deport the young illegal immigrants allowed to stay in the U.S. after President Obama's executive order in June -- and promised he would pass immigration reform -- in an interview with the Denver Post.
Americans think neither President Obama nor Mitt Romney can do much about the economy. Plus, Latinos lean heavily toward Obama, but not because of immigration, and voters think the president abused his executive powers on Fast and Furious.
Mitt Romney seems to agree with a Marco Rubio backer that it's better for his message if everyone at least thinks the Florida senator is being vetted to be the Republican vice presidential nominee.
Mitt Romney and Barack Obama battle for the hearts and minds of Latino voters after Obama's executive order stopping some deportations.
Mitt Romney has said if Republicans don't get more popular among Latinos, they're "doomed." So far, he's still not too popular.
Newt Gingrich pulled a Spanish-language radio ad that called Mitt Romney "anti-immigrant" on Wednesday, but what's surprising is not that the ad aired, but that he gave Gingrich so much material to work with.
The mayor of East Haven, Connecticut made a racially insensitive comment this week at a rather racially sensitive moment, and now he's learning that there are just some statements so dumb that they can't be blamed on media sensationalism.
Republicans have an opening to steal some of the Latino vote, given that President Obama's approval rating among them has hit a new low, but the candidates clearly prefer to throw red meat to their anti-immigration base.
Everywhere President Obama looks these days -- protesters, polls, liberals, conservatives, Congress, his own supporters -- he seems to see one thing: frustration.
With low approval ratings among working-class whites, he targets educated independents
But with zero chance of passing, some think he's just courting the Latino vote
And many, again, think this is good news for Democrats
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