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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: craig crawford who wrote (243546)	3/28/2002 7:45:43 PM
From: Mr. Whist	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Your analysis is on target. Bush, to his credit, realizes that for the Republican Party to survive as a major player in American politics a few decades down the road, it will have to expand its base, and the Hispanic community is the obvious target. However, as you point out, Bush only captured 1/3 of the Hispanic vote 16 months ago. Bush may win a second term as president, but I'm not sure he's going to be able to hold together the fragile right-wing coalition he skillfully assembled to win the presidency. Also, it's just a matter of time before other Western states enter the Democratic column as New Mexico did on Election Night 2000. Hispanics have very little reason to vote Republican, and those on this board who argue that such will occur as more Hispanics enter the middle class are all wet. It ain't happening.

To: craig crawford who wrote (243546)	3/28/2002 8:20:50 PM
From: Ann Corrigan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

If a person won't vote for a candidate just because he shows compassion.....they are not very politically savvy. Many Americans will not vote for conservatives because they see them as cold-blooded, unemotional, robots who are only interested in balancing the budget....period. They see them as heartless, with no concern for less fortunate citizens. The more conservatives live up to that stereotype, the fewer votes they garner. Government that lacks compassion for the truly needy neglects an important part of its prime directive. G.W.'s point was that his administration would run a tight fiscal ship with compassion.....those are the qualities of an effective government. History took the tight fiscal ship agenda out of his hands......there are more important long-range plans to attend to right now.