Ted Cruz’s influence and the Texas primary

The Globe and Mail via Free Republic

“The state will not turn the blue of the Democrats in this election cycle,.but it is possible that if the Republican Party turns so far to the right with particular stances on immigration that it may hasten the day when that change comes”--- Sherri Greenberg, director of the Center for Politics and Governance at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas

A clear example of the rhetoric that the so-called right has not found an answer.  The first was the label of "right" wing, and the other is racial identity politics.  When the GOP concedes both of these, it is a sure-fire loser.  Yet, the GOP can win on the immigration issue.  Or at the very least, minimize their losses.  For to do that, they'd actually have to place themselves in the shoes of the Hispanic population, who may not want unlimited immigration after all, because it damages their own economic interests.  Immigration is not that popular with them from what I've read.  But if immigration is allowed to become a racial issue, the Democrats can influence it so as to move the Hispanic electorate their way.  As for the so-called "right" wing, it is really dumb for pundits and politicians to allow themselves to be so labeled.  There is no upside to it.