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11-02-2013, 09:20 PM
But Christie’s wooing and winning of one such group in New Jersey has caught the eye of political observers, especially as attention drifts towards 2016. According to a number of recent polls, Christie is running even or barely ahead of Buono among Latino voters. These numbers are more surprising considering that Buono chose a Latina as her running mate, labor leader Milly Silva.
“The governor has built inroads into the Latino community for the past 11 years going back to his days as a U.S. attorney,” said Michael Duhaime, a top Christie advisor. “I think that as a party what we have done wrong is that we only talk to Hispanics in an election year, instead of doing it all the time. For us, there is dialogue and trust factor that we have built up.”
Christie’s strong showing among Latinos comes as the Republican Party has looked to rebuilt its outreach to a group they lost handily in 2012 and will need in future elections as the nation's demographics shift. Last election, Romney only scored 27 percent of the Latino vote, and early attention granted to Republican Hispanic senators like Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz has been in part as the GOP looks to improve their image among Hispanics.
“If he pulls even with Buono [among Latinos] this really bodes well for his national election potential,” said Brigid Harrison, a professor of political science at Montclair State University. “The Republican Party is looking at this increasingly important demographic group and if you have a moderate candidate with a broad appeal with this constituency it makes sense to give that person a second look as a nominee.”
How Christie is Winning Over Hispanics - the Daily Beast (http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/11/03/can-christie-win-latinos.html)
So it looks like Christie is doing extremely well in his re-election campaign, and the article notes that he's doing surprisingly well with Hispanics and how this could influence/help a 2016 presidential bid.
“The governor has built inroads into the Latino community for the past 11 years going back to his days as a U.S. attorney,” said Michael Duhaime, a top Christie advisor. “I think that as a party what we have done wrong is that we only talk to Hispanics in an election year, instead of doing it all the time. For us, there is dialogue and trust factor that we have built up.”
Christie’s strong showing among Latinos comes as the Republican Party has looked to rebuilt its outreach to a group they lost handily in 2012 and will need in future elections as the nation's demographics shift. Last election, Romney only scored 27 percent of the Latino vote, and early attention granted to Republican Hispanic senators like Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz has been in part as the GOP looks to improve their image among Hispanics.
“If he pulls even with Buono [among Latinos] this really bodes well for his national election potential,” said Brigid Harrison, a professor of political science at Montclair State University. “The Republican Party is looking at this increasingly important demographic group and if you have a moderate candidate with a broad appeal with this constituency it makes sense to give that person a second look as a nominee.”
How Christie is Winning Over Hispanics - the Daily Beast (http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/11/03/can-christie-win-latinos.html)
So it looks like Christie is doing extremely well in his re-election campaign, and the article notes that he's doing surprisingly well with Hispanics and how this could influence/help a 2016 presidential bid.