Republicans See Trump Giving Up on Hispanic Support

BuzzFeed: “In the wake of Donald Trump’s hardline immigration speech Wednesday night, Republicans throughout the party largely abandoned discussion of a late push to win over Latinos, and seemed instead to focus on a new question: Which white voters can the candidate still reach?”

“Trump’s much-hyped speech in Phoenix came after two rollercoaster weeks in which the nominee flailed and flip-flopped on the immigration issue, and suggested he was ‘softening his stance. This brief flirtation with moderation led many to speculate that Trump was courting Hispanic voters — a theory that was buoyed by the candidate’s last-minute meeting with the Mexican president Wednesday. But interviews with a wide range of Republicans — from unabashed Trump supporters to #NeverTrump bitter-enders — suggested few in the party are still clinging to that hope.”