re: #886 Former Belgian

Mickey Kaus (a Democrat, who endorsed 0bama even though he is now quite critical) memorably spoke of “Operation Hispander” by the GOP and the Dems alike.

Wow, Mickey Kaus is a Democrat? I didn’t realise that. If he is, he’s the kind that liberals and progressives really hate.

That being said, I agree with the rest of your post.

Nate Silver has an interesting post today about the ways the GOP could still win a majority even if they alienate the Latino vote (he satirically dubs it Operation Gringo). If you’re interested, I’ll get the link. (it’s really only for anyone interested in stats and crunching the electoral numbers—kind of boring unless you’re a wonk like that. :) )

he makes the same point that you (and Kaus) do about how it’s only a temporary strategy though, given the way the demographics will continue to go.