Seymour Flops
Diamond Member
It was not a bad idea in principle. Hispanics tend to vote democrat, so bring in a whole bunch of them, make them voters as quickly as possible. Their ballots may not be valid, but they won't be unlawful so they will count. Keep that up for a few years and no Republican can be elected president, and Congress will be overwhelmingly democrat. Not a bad plan as long as you don't think through to the next step.
Which Democrats rarely do.
The problem is that the reason elections are so close is that both parties adjust their campaigns and policy pronouncements to get as many voters as possible. George W Bush was much too moderate for most Republicans of his day. So Bill Clinton ran as a conservative. He promised, for example, to end welfare As We Know it. Hard to believe, but that's what he did.
As soon as Republican C the numbers start to shift in the favor of democrats, they will do a couple of things that they have never done before. Well really the same thing two different groups. First of all, they will Court the black vote. The Republican line has always been that they want everyone's vote and are colorblind. That won't work. Maybe that's how the law and employment and education should be, but politics Will Never Be That way.
Telling black voters "of course I want you to vote for me, I want everybody to vote for me" is like telling a girl you're trying to get busy with "of course I love you, I love all the ladies!"
The other thing they will do is Court the Hispanic vote. That will go a little differently.
Which Democrats rarely do.
The problem is that the reason elections are so close is that both parties adjust their campaigns and policy pronouncements to get as many voters as possible. George W Bush was much too moderate for most Republicans of his day. So Bill Clinton ran as a conservative. He promised, for example, to end welfare As We Know it. Hard to believe, but that's what he did.
As soon as Republican C the numbers start to shift in the favor of democrats, they will do a couple of things that they have never done before. Well really the same thing two different groups. First of all, they will Court the black vote. The Republican line has always been that they want everyone's vote and are colorblind. That won't work. Maybe that's how the law and employment and education should be, but politics Will Never Be That way.
Telling black voters "of course I want you to vote for me, I want everybody to vote for me" is like telling a girl you're trying to get busy with "of course I love you, I love all the ladies!"
The other thing they will do is Court the Hispanic vote. That will go a little differently.