Why didn't any of the firebreathing anti-immigrant Rethug candidates become their nominee?

[NNN0LHI]

I can remember people saying that illegal immigration was going to be the number one issue this election and here the Rethugs pick a presidential candidate who some people say is for amnesty. How could that happen?

Don

[monmouth]

1. Many of their good ones are probably under indictment/looking at jail time, or they know

Dems will be winning in a landslide and want to save their a$$e$ hoping to slide under the radar when their time for re-election comes up..

[EFerrari]

2. Because Latinos are a significant voter block.

LOL! I found out yesterday what the Bush campaign meant when they said he did better with Latinos in 2004. They meant they stole New Mexico. :crazy:

[Hydra]

3. Because the corps want status quo in that regard

don't expect a non-corp idea to exist come 2009.

[NNN0LHI]

7. Couldn't have been corps casting all them votes

I would have thought it would have been a bigger issue for the Repig voters. But it wasn't.

Don

[Hydra]

10. Look at Kucinich and Edwards

You can't tell me the number of dems who want those issues is less than 20%

[NNN0LHI]

11. Think the election is rigged?

[Hydra]

12. I think the election is based on money

And from that perspective, is it rigged if it's supposed to work that way?

[NNN0LHI]

19. Takes money to get a message out that is for sure

I think it always has been that way. Not on todays scale though.

Don

[stevedeshazer]

4. I was big on Tom Tancredo

I sure don't understand his lack of appeal among the "No Amnety" crowd.

[tanyev]

15. "Our only lanaguage is English"

LOL! It's clear why Bush's feeble attempts at speech don't bother them in the slightest.

[treestar]

17. Ever notice that the people yelling most about our "lanaguage"

are the least familiar with it? :rofl:

[DJ13]

5. If candidates are dependant on corporate campaign donations...

....do you really expect any candidate espousing anti-corporate anti-immigration as a platform to get anywhere?

[leftstreet]

6. Because it was a huge scam

Both corporate parties are perfectly happy with cheap labor.

The huge "amnesty" immigration marches in spring of 06 brought a ton of impoverished laborers over the border. Not only did it help US Corporate Agricultural interests, but it might also have been instrumental in installing a pro-corporate Prez in Mexico.

And bonus! it gave US politicians talking points for the midterms.

:eyes:

[Captain Angry]

8. It was never a major issue.

The media talked about it incessantly because it gave Republicans something to talk about.

They can't talk about:

Ethics
Spending
Taxes
Education
War
Infrastructure

etc.

They needed something visceral that they could use some easy key words and play on fears. It was a great distraction tool and it kept them from having to talk about their record of the last 7 years.

[proud2BlibKansan]

9. Because anti-immigrant is also anti-corporation

And we all know the corporate powers are in charge in this country.

[SoCalDem]

13. Because the powers that be, in the party decided to jettison

the snake-handlers , cross draggers & xenophobes , since they were likely to lose it all this time around..

Republicans are long-term thinkers. They are patient. they are plotters.

The will have 4 years to rebuild the "party" , and since McLame is likely to be the sacrificial lamb , they can afford to cut the deadwood now..and get rid of them once & for all..

[MiniMe]

14. They don't want to win. They want all the inevitable crap of the next admin

to fall on the dems.

[treestar]

16. There is no way this should be the number one issue

The war in Iraq should be.

Scapegoating undocumented immigrants is just evil. If I hear one more comfortable middle class American whining about being the victim of these poor but hard working people, I think I'll scream. :mad: Lou Dobbs can go to hell with all his crap. What a jerk.

[troubleinwinter]

18. Could it be that they aren't quite a stupid as they seem? Hard to imagine, but...

(this is from 2005)

Racist Fervor becomes Law in Arizona: Calls for State Boycott Gain Momentum

Reacting to a barrage of anti-immigrant messaging and misinformation, Proposition 200 was approved by 56% of Arizona voters on November 2, 2004. Prop. 200 forces all Arizonans to present proof of U.S. citizenship, such as a birth certificate or passport, to receive basic public services and to register to vote. Arizona's Attorney General has limited its application to five public benefits programs, but Prop. 200's most far-reaching impact has been one of widespread fear and intimidation. Immigrants are afraid to access even programs to which they are entitled. The voter-registration component of Prop. 200 constitutes a modern-day poll tax that often keeps low-income people and communities of color from voting.
National and International Boycott of Arizona Imminent

Mexican tourists alone spend an estimated $1.6 billion in Arizona every year, and Mexican immigrant purchasing power is close to $4 billion.

Mexicans who might normally visit Arizona to shop would be asked not to purchase anything in the state. In addition, immigrants, Latinos, and their allies in Arizona have begun to engage in work stoppages, and are considering boycotting specific industries or companies that support anti-immigrant legislation. http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0605-25.htm