right-wing people, waddling between the fast-food outlet and the gun store. that, of course, is wrong. but then i m used to being wrong. texas, houston in particular, is a very different place than you might imagine from the stereotypes and the sound bites of its national political figures. immigrants, refugees and nonwhite americans have, in fact, been transforming the c y city, the food and culture of houston for years. welcome to america, people. just another day at the supermarket, a sleepy strip mall on houston s hillcroft avenue. the grocer who s been serving the community since 1994. today they re hosting a quiet, low-key affair.
republican manages to go back up to george w. bush s level, that would now be a losing position. first, the nonwhite vote is made up of many different communities. and it is simply not true. it is not true that immigration is the driver of the republican difficulty with nonwhite americans. nonwhite americans have proved to be some of the most affluent people inmaker and some of the least affluent people in america. but what has been weighing them down is one cultural exclusion, emphasis on christianity and for latinos in particular, they have pressing health care needs and republicans have not had a powerful health care message. but it is a trap for republicans to get into a competition with democrats as to who is going to offer the more generous amnesty to people who are present in the country illegally. republicans need a clear line.
election, george w. bush he won 26% of the nonwhite vote. after that john mccain won 19. mitt romney last time won 17. and the way the demographics have changed and what the numbers mean now is if a republican manages to go back up to george w. bush s level, that would now be a losing position. first, the nonwhite vote is made up of many different communities. and it is simply not true. it is not true that immigration is the driver of the republican difficulty with nonwhite merps. nonwhite americans have proved to be some of the most affluent people inmaker and some of the least affluent people in america. but what has been weighing them down is one cultural exclusion, emphasis on christianity and for latinos in particular they have pressing health care needs and
collected, but as its third highest member. some very high profile and face of the republican party given the party s support among nonwhite americans. look, foolishness does that erate to racism. harry reid said barack obama was arrestcticticulate negro. and robert bird was a recruiter for the kkk. when he left, everyone gave him a ticker tape parade leaving the is that the saying how great he was. so there has been a long line of people who said foolish things. doesn t equate to racism. and in this particular instance, the party itself of republican, we do have an issue of african americans going on nationally, but you how do we fix that. as we move forward, you ll see like for instance the 2016rd shal stage presidential stage, you ll see a complete diverse crowd.
had in the 2008 election with respect to class white voters. what has changed in 2012 is he has a higher percentage of the white vote. probably around 43, 44% which guarantees re-election if he can get to 44% of the white vote. and he has a higher percentage of the vote on nonwhite americans as well. particularly hispanics. so those poll numbers show very bad news for romney and good news for obama. hang on. we re going to take a quick break. we have to pay some bills here. plus i ll do my best to find the number on the teenage unemployment rate in the summer. sit tight. stay with us. we ll be right back. also, coming up, with friends like these favorite snake. probably a python. why? big and passive. what about a mamba? i would think you would like that, 30 miles an hour, they attack your nervous system. you have 30 minutes to live. you have a more ruthless