[JGBigGreen]

"many that do aren't informed." You realize how that sounds do you not?

I have many Hispanic friends and colleagues. The great majority of them have either JD degrees or advanced degrees. They are extremely well informed when they vote. Many of them are first generation college and advanced degree graduates. I've met many of their families- a significant number of which have parents who did not graduate high school or did but did not attend college. You know what, they are still informed!



You are arguing based on a perception you hold, not on factual data. You may perceive Hispanics to not be liberal but the data shows they vote for democrats more than republicans. This is City-Data, not City- I work and live around "them."

Originally Posted by Outer_Bluegrass

I’m not talking about political party affiliation or voting habits. First of all, most Hispanic people don’t vote, and many that do aren’t informed. Secondly, it’s clear you don’t regularly interact with Hispanic people because, as I mentioned, they’re not liberal, and that becomes fairly evident when you work with and live around them.

[SteveM85]

Originally Posted by Outer_Bluegrass

I’m not talking about political party affiliation or voting habits. First of all, most Hispanic people don’t vote, and many that do aren’t informed. Secondly, it’s clear you don’t regularly interact with Hispanic people because, as I mentioned, they’re not liberal, and that becomes fairly evident when you work with and live around them.

Here in CT and NY hispanics still tend to mask up the most, outdoors too.
When a college football hero can't win an election in a college football crazy state, you know repubs are in trouble.
For every Rubio and Herschel, there are 1 million exceedingly liberal hispanics and blacks to go along with exceedingly liberal Northeastern, West Coast and some Mid-Atlantic whites. Tens upon tens of millions overall. Mind blowing numbers.
The next election cycle will a blue wave the likes of which the world has never before witnessed. The POTUS election will reach upwards of 10 million in the popular vote.

[DigitalMilford]

Originally Posted by Outer_Bluegrass

I’m not talking about political party affiliation or voting habits. First of all, most Hispanic people don’t vote, and many that do aren’t informed. Secondly, it’s clear you don’t regularly interact with Hispanic people because, as I mentioned, they’re not liberal, and that becomes fairly evident when you work with and live around them.

I lived in Texas, speak Spanish, and have known and continue to know many Hispanic people.

Fair to say you don't know what you're talking about.

I don't understand what point you're trying to make? They don't know how to vote since they're secretly conservative, but over two-thirds vote Democrat?

[RoundTableKnight]

Originally Posted by Outer_Bluegrass

First of all, most Hispanic people don’t vote, and many that do aren’t informed.

Yikes lol

Originally Posted by Outer_Bluegrass

Secondly, it’s clear you don’t regularly interact with Hispanic people because, as I mentioned, they’re not liberal, and that becomes fairly evident when you work with and live around them.

We sure about that? Isn't Hartford the most Hispanic place in our state and I believe the deepest shade of blue there is here.
If some how, some way if there were ever a red wave in CT I guarantee Hartford would be still be dark dark blue.

[JayCT]

Let’s stop the bickering and off topic discussions. JayCT, Moderator

[WestRiverTraveler]

Originally Posted by Outer_Bluegrass

I’m not talking about political party affiliation or voting habits. First of all, most Hispanic people don’t vote, and many that do aren’t informed. Secondly, it’s clear you don’t regularly interact with Hispanic people because, as I mentioned, they’re not liberal, and that becomes fairly evident when you work with and live around them.

Hmmm...I've worked around Hispanic people all my life. It's impossible to generalize. I have certainly known some that fit this description, just like I know a lot of uninformed white people who don't vote. I have several Latino friends with whom I regularly discuss politics. They are extremely informed. To say as a group Hispanics don't vote isn't exactly true. They vote at a lower rate, but a lot that has to do with age (and probably to some degree immigration status.)

Using the term "liberal" so broadly is outdated and inaccurate. At minimum, you need to think in term of social issues and economic issues. As group, Latinos skew more socially conservative, but other than Cubans and Venezuelans, they liberal on economics. Much like Black Americans, Abortion and LQBTQ+ issue have never been the wedge issue they are white social conservatives.

[BobNJ1960]

Originally Posted by kidyankee764

I think both parties need change. What’s going on in CT, politically, is just a microcosm of what’s happening on the national level. Gone are the days of CT being a moderate state. Both parties have gone off the deep end socially, and the Democratic stance on crime, as well as the push to redefine crime leading to manipulated statistics, is sneaky. Republicans need to enter into the year 2019 and recognize that the social norms of 1965 are no longer in line with the majority of Americans’ beliefs.

I only see CT getting more liberal. A lot of tax and spend. A lot of redistribution. A lot of unaccountability when it comes to crime. A lot of people are fine with that - but that’s just not how the old school Democrats, like my grandparents, voted. On the other hand, you see in very conservative states like AL and TX pushing for ridiculous things like arming teachers.

There has got to be a balance but unfortunately, I think it will get worse before it gets better, both in CT and nationally. Plainly put, all politicians are untrustworthy regardless of party affiliation.

Bingo, and 8-30 is the culmination of insane far left liberalism taking over Ct.