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Thursday, November 8, 2012

"Too man, old and white," the reasons for the defeat of Romney


"Our party needs to realize he's too old too white and too male, and has to find a way to catch up with the changing demographics of the country  before it is too late . "The ruling Al Cardenas, a veteran leader of the Republican Party in Florida, explains perfectly the dismal performance of Mitt Romney among minority groups"The country is growing less white and Republican coalition has grown whiter in recent years," said Jonathan Martin, the site  Politico.comIn the 2004 presidential , the last GOP president,  George W. Bush, joined the support of 44% of Hispanics . But the furor over Obama and the lack of renewal made ​​in 2008 John McCain  only got the backing of 31% of Latinos.  Romney garnered only 27 percentThat is why some analysts see a  possible change in the Republican stance on issues like immigration reform . Without the support of the House of Representatives, President Obama can not keep that promise. But his rivals must reconcile with Latinos to recover its base of support. At the same time, emerging figures such as  Marco Rubio , who is already identified as potential candidate  for 2016 . "The conservative movement should have a  special appeal to people of minority groups and immigrants, and Republicans have to work harder than ever to communicate our beliefs to them, "said Cuban-born senator. The test case is precisely the state that represents Rubio:  Florida . There, Obama won in 2008 by just two points and a half and,  despite an unemployment rate of 8.7%, managed to keep the 29 voters . The explanation lies partly in the growth of minorities in the last four years the number of Hispanics grew by 190,000 and that of African Americans in 50,000. "Hispanics continue to grow in importance. We have to accept these voters for two reasons: it's just what you need to do and is mandatory if we are to avoid further disappointments presidential , "said Matt Schlapp, a former adviser to George W.Bush. The  vagaries of Romney  on the issues concerning women also influenced the choice.Obama, with major influence from his wife Michelle , got between them pushes another key, as it did in 2008.

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