but to play devil's advocate...
Trump hits all the marks for them and is pulling from such a diverse group of people. Republicans should be propping him up and figuring out how to capitalize on the phenomena. And they aren't. There is no other explanation besides money IMHO
Massachusetts Exits:
The four issues Republicans were asked to choose from as most important were immigration, economy/jobs, terrorism and government spending. Trump led in all of those categories, but was most dominant among the nearly 1 in 5 Republican primary voters who called immigration the most important issue.
Some say that lack of Hispanic vote can be made up in other ways...
It would make a real difference, on the other hand, if Republicans increased their share of white voters by only a few percentage points. RealClearPolitics has an interactive tool that allows for simulating different election scenarios for 2016. It suggests Republicans would win the popular vote and Electoral College if they took 3.3 percent more than Romney from whites -- even if everything else about the party’s performance stays the same.
http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-12-29/republicans-don-t-need-a-lot-of-hispanic-voters
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