They could toss the xenophobes and replace them with more Hispanics.
You appear to be simply accepting Kraut's premise--that Hispanics only vote for Democrats because of the immigration issue, and that in their hearts, they are "small government" Republicans.
IMHO, this is nonsense. The real problem for Republicans--and Mr. SauerKraut doesn't even begin to recognize this--is that they frame the issue as "small vs large" govt. But, as Obama has said, that is wrong. The real question is, what constitutes "smart" govt in the 21st century? We are the wealthiest society in history, and also the most specialized and the most interdependent. In that context, it makes absolutely no sense except to a few narcissistic freaks who call themselves libertarians (and who do everything they can to evade paying taxes, but love their medicare on the side) to have a govt that was framed in a social context when the vast majority of people lived on farms and small farming communities, with very little specialization, relatively short life spans and generally didn't move further than maybe 10-15 miles from their home. Kraut is one of those narcissistic freaks, so it makes sense to him. But I don't believe that most Hispanics are in fact "natural Republicans," as he claims. And after the Republicans lose a few more elections, more Republicans will see that too. Although he probably won't. He will more likely become even more of a grumpy old man who sees the country going to hell in a handbasket. And it may happen like that, but it is more likely to happen due to severe droughts and other severe weather events that he and others will continue to insist aren't caused by climate change (after all, we've always had extreme weather events, haven't we?), lol. |
