So here it is…. we will now in the next 24 hours who will be her travel companion to the White House
there are three events today
1. CLosed Door event with Orlando Leaders at 1:30pm EST
2. Open Rally in Tampa at 430 pm EST
4. Rally in Miami tomorrow at Noon
there is also the possibility she will text her supporters who have subscribed to receive text notification
My bet is event #2
As many of you know I have been pushing for a Latino VP, I am smitten with Castro , but Becerra was in my List too. I don't know much about Perez.
I am not Keen on the safe Kaine/Vilsilak choice
I don't want to risk any Senate seat…. at all
But…
After that Kingslanding-esque Tywin Lannister speech that La Drumpf made last night and watching that Red Wedding of a Convention… I just say choose whomever you feel will make your 4-8 years accompanied.
will update during the day as leaks and news come about
on other news yesterday we saw the results of a poll of latinos reacting to the first 2 days of the GOP convention… now we have the results of the 3rd day…. later today we will have the reaction of the final day
Donald Trump’s vice-presidential selection of Indiana Governor Mike Pence is unlikely to improve Trump’s electoral prospects with Latino voters.
- 84% responded that Pence’s immigration record, including his sponsorship of a bill that would deny citizenship to children born in the U.S. to non-citizen parents and voting to block undocumented immigrants from accessing hospital care when he served in Congress, made them less likely to vote for Trump.
- 87% indicated that Pence’s support for Indiana legislation allowing businesses to refuse to serve gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) customers and his prior opposition to federal legislation that would have made it illegal for employers to discriminate against LGBT employees, made them less likely to vote for Trump.
here we can bury the myth that Hispanics/Latinos are not friendly to LGBT issues.
The Republican National Convention is encouraging Latinos to vote (just not for Trump).
- 72% responded that watching, reading about, or listening to the convention speeches made them feel motivated to vote.
- 14% indicated that they would vote for Trump this fall.
Thank You RNC
The Republican National Convention is further alienating Latino voters.
- 59% responded that the convention shows that the GOP is now more hostile to Latino voters.
- 61% answered that the convention speeches make them feel like they are not wanted in the Republican Party.
- 75% characterize the Republican Party as dangerous.
- 74% think that Trump and other Republicans should publicly reject a Trump advisor’s statement that, “Hillary Clinton should be put in the firing line and shot for treason.”
I am not sure why 100% don't think the firing line line should be rejected… pasa en todas las familias… ovejas negras
Day 3 and Latino voters still don’t love Donald Trump.
- While Trump may claim, “Latinos love Trump,” 87% of Latino voters do not feel the same.
- 79% have an unfavorable or very unfavorable view of Trump.
- 83% think that Trump makes America more divided.
- 81% view Trump as a bully.
- Only 19% believe that Trump respects women.
the non-lover for Trump stays the same…. let's wait for the post day 4 results…
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Friday, Jul 22, 2016 · 2:15:23 PM +00:00
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El Mito
here is what 538 had to say
However, Trump is at a potential tactical disadvantage because he’s now committed to a strategy, whereas Democrats get to make the next move at their convention next week. Broadly speaking, Clinton can pick between a 1964 strategy and a 2012 strategy. By a 1964 strategy, I mean that Clinton could seek to portray Trump as unfit for office, as Lyndon Baines Johnsondid to Barry Goldwater. Such a strategy might entail making a relatively “safe” vice presidential pick, perhaps one with national security credentials. It wouldn’t necessarily deny that the world had become more chaotic; instead, it would turn the argument around by suggesting that the chaos required Clinton’s steady hand on the tiller.
The 2012 strategy would emulate Barack Obama’s successful re-election bid, and would operate on the assumption that Democrats have a larger base than Republicans do, provided that they turn out their voters. It would make a more vigorous defense of Obama’s accomplishments and of the condition of the country overall, instead of buying into Trump’s premise that things were going badly. It might involve making a more left-wing VP pick.
I have no idea which strategy is better, and I think there’s some risk to Clinton in getting caught in between them. But mostly I think that Trump has raised the stakes of the election. His speech made clear that if he becomes president, it won’t be as a “generic Republican” but on his own terms.