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PHOENIX -- The Republican party's plan to attract minority voters isn't going to be effective, in the opinion of a Valley political analyst.

KTAR political analyst Mike O'Neil said the $10 million outreach campaign is a drop in the bucket and likely won't work because the party remains fractured on immigration reform.

O'Neil said some party members are hostile to the issue. Mitt Romney took less than 30 percent of the Hispanic vote in November's presidential election.

"This feels like a futile effort until they decide on a policy level what they want to do. This won't be overcome with a six-month public relations campaign because their problems run far, far deeper."

O'Neil said it could take decades for the GOP to build trust with minority voters, if ever.

Jim Cross, Reporter

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    Michoacan wrote...
    Republican voter suppression efforts
    March 18, 2013 9:42 am
    against Hispanics and other minorities continue apace, as well as the very vocal and public disparagement of Hispanics by many in the Republican's base. Republican leadership fails to recognize that these facts do not endear them to the Hispanics that they hope to woo.
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    Constitutionalist wrote...
    Give it a rest, real reason is money.
    March 18, 2013 9:55 am
    So many times I see this comment of "voter suppression" in regards to (insert) race. Last time I went to voting poll there were people of Hispanic, African, an European descent all voting, and none were turned away that showed identification of citizenship and were registered. So apparently that isn't the real issue. The real issue is that the callous but true comment by Romney is that about 47% of Americans are on some type of welfare, and will vote for those that will maintain/expand welfare programs. And in the main, that would be the Democratic party.
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    2cents wrote...
    Hands full, but doable
    March 18, 2013 10:42 am
    It all depends upon education and deprogramming effectiveness. The powers that be have done some effective cheerleading of minorities who trusted, latched on, and followed. These people are by no means dumm (real word denied). Some are already beginning to acknowledge that they have been duped. More will get it as the collapse progresses. Non-leftists do not need to sell. They just need to bring awareness, and the rest will come naturally . . . if possibly too late.
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    Steve wrote...
    As long as the Democrats pander and cater
    March 18, 2013 4:29 pm
    to the criminal element then they will be the frontrunners in receiving the vote, I mean support, they can't vote right? LOL.
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    UZI wrote...
    The only "supression" that occurs is the Media
    March 18, 2013 6:36 pm
    supressing conservative voices from categorical minorities. Couple that with the demonizing of the same and it's a class A recipe for dumb minority voters. Minorites follow mainstream media rather than find out for themselves about issues and they're lead on like a lamb. I wonder where the term "sheeple" derived from?
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    Michoacan wrote...
    Oozey's minority disparaging commentary
    March 18, 2013 6:59 pm
    characterizes the big leak in the Republican ship that is causing it to sink below the waves. Keep up the minority bashing Oozey. The Dems appreciate your support.
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    UZI wrote...
    Baaa!
    March 18, 2013 7:19 pm
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