GOP Doesn’t Need Hispanic Votes to Win White House

Nate Cohn: “The Republicans have a path to the White House without Hispanic voters. It’s just a harder one.”

“This idea may seem jarring, given that Mitt Romney took just 27 percent of the Hispanic vote in his 2012 loss to Mr. Obama, according to the exit polls, while George W. Bush won about 40 percent in his 2004 victory. But in 2016 Hispanics will represent just 12 percent of eligible voters, and between 9 and 10 percent of actual voters. That’s a lot, but it’s not large enough to grant or deny Republicans the presidency.”

[speech_bubble type=”std” subtype=”a” icon=”pwdome.jpg” name=””]True, but they would be taking a big risk in Florida which they need to win. [/speech_bubble]