GOP to recruit Hispanic statehouse candidates (100 Hispanic )

[AlphaCentauri]

Source: Forbes

Republicans hope to recruit 100 Hispanic candidates for legislative seats across the nation in 2012, looking to rebuild its bench of GOP officeholders.

The Republican State Leadership Committee, a group that works to elect Republicans to statewide and legislative offices, said Monday it intends to spend at least $3 million in hopes of sending more Republican Hispanic leaders to statehouses while making inroads with women voters and voters under age 30.

Hispanics accounted for more than half of the U.S. population increase over the last decade and Republicans said the demographic trends would have a major influence on the political landscape over the next decade.

"If we don't adapt now to changes that are taking place in the country, we will face a very different electorate in a couple of cycles than we do today," said Ed Gillespie, a former Republican National Committee chairman who leads the RSLC. "If we don't change our performance with some of these key constituencies, we'll have a very difficult time being a majority party."



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[Tx4obama]

1. The GOP will have trouble finding 100 Republican Hispanics let alone candidates :) n/t

[lauramolina]

2. Poll: California Latinos spurn GOP

Maybe they should'a read this - http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0311/51533.html

[Iliyah]

3. Money talks

they can find 100.

[classysassy]

4. The Republicans are masters of the bribe

Buying votes when they can't steal them.