Today’s paragraphs come to us from Ronna McDaniel – Chairperson of the Republican National Committee (RNC).
Obviously Ms. McDaniel is, to say the least, a Republican partisan. But take a look at these paragraphs, from her opinion piece published (to its credit) by univision.com, and see if it makes sense to you:
While Democrat candidates remain oblivious and out of touch, Americans – especially in Texas – are taking note of the positive impact that President Trump and Republicans’ pro-growth, pro-business policies are having on American families and businesses. RNC data shows President Trump’s approval among Hispanic Americans in the state has increased by 20 percent since 2016 – that means he has nearly 1 million new Hispanic supporters. This may surprise Democrats, who have taken for granted Hispanic votes for far too long, but Hispanic Americans are responding to the results of this administration.
The Hispanic community has made historic gains under the Trump administration. Thanks to this President’s policies, Hispanic unemployment has reached historic lows and families across the country are enjoying a tax cut. Hispanic-owned businesses are growing rapidly: more than twice the rate of all businesses since 2012. Millions of Hispanic-owned businesses account for over $700 billion in our economy every year. Not to mention, Hispanic women-owned businesses are the fastest growing business segment in the country.
Democrats are oblivious to the realities of the communities they claim to care about. They pander to Hispanic voters but ignore the issues Hispanic Americans care about – like President Trump’s defense of religious freedom and the sanctity of life. Democrats don’t want to admit the fact that Hispanic communities appreciate President Trump’s commitment to keeping every American safe through border security and strengthening the rule of law. They don’t want voters to notice that while they preach dependence, this administration empowers and supports individuals, workers, and families to achieve their American dreams.
I don’t know if the polling is correct – polling is always suspect, and doubly so if it is done by one of the interested parties.
But, that said, I think it is reasonable to expect that a strong economic message resonates with Hispanic voters, along with the premise that, generally speaking, Hispanic people are more in touch with Republicans on religious issues – very much including abortion.
And then there is the unspoken issue – the 800 pound gorilla in the room – that, with open borders come drug cartel and gang members – who, logically, will head for Hispanic communities and recruit new members from the children in those communities. Don’t doubt for a second that this is on people’s minds.
I award Ronna McDaniels Paragraphs Of The Day honors for laying out some very credible reasons Hispanic support may be growing for President Trump (all of which – a little immodesty here – have already been discussed in this blog)…
…and I award her the Kellyanne Conway Prize for doing so in spite of her father, Mitt Romney, obviously despising Mr. Trump – as Ms. Conway’s husband, George Conway, also does.
