Time for the Annual Sleeping Giant Stories....

I love springtime in Phoenix--baseball, orange blossoms....stories about what will happen to Republicans when Hispanics start voting.  It's a wonderful cycle. 

The Republic's Daniel Gonzalez is right on cue with this year's Sleeping Giant story.

The number of eligible Latino voters in Arizona is growing rapidly, and they already have the potential to influence elections, including upcoming congressional races in November, according to a report released Tuesday.

But their power at the ballot box has lagged behind their numbers because many eligible Latino voters haven’t registered to vote or stay home on Election Day, says the report by Latino Decisions, a Seattle-based polling and research company.

Of course, the same could be said of any community.  After all, every group could use a boost in voter registration and turnout--which would, of course, make them more influential.

Every group except the Mormons.  After all, they already vote. 

Funny, I don't see an annual story about how the LDS Community is going to have an overwhelming influence in a generation or two.  Now that would be an interesting story because it, you know,  would actually be true. 

Nope, no one writes a story about the LDS Community having a lot of kids, voting in extremely high percentages and mounting a world-wide recruiting campaign.  I have yet to see the story about the Democratic party going the way of the Whigs if they can't figure out a way to reach out to Mormons.

But each year we get the "end of the Republicans...demographics is destiny...we are registering everyone and taking them to the polls story."

Here's a nice quote:  "Today we march, tomorrow we vote," said Guzman.

It's from the Spring of 2006. 

Smell those orange blossoms?

Comments

[RonJ]

The "Mormon vote" isn't a story because it doesn't fit the leftist agenda.
BTW: The fastest growing community converting to the LDS Church is Hispanic in the U.S. and abroad. How's that going fit the leftist agenda?

[Daniel Gonzalez]

The story says the growing number of Latino voters represents an opportunity for Republicans. And yes, it's true that many Latinos are converting to Mormons. Not sure how that fits into the "leftist agenda," but former Senator Russell Pearce may have an idea.

[Tod]

"The number of eligible Latino voters in Arizona is growing rapidly, and they already have the potential to influence elections"

"Democrats across the nation are angry that Kyrsten Sinema is contemplating switching from her swing District in Central Phoenix to the safe Democratic seat that Ed Pastor is leaving."

If the Dems have the "potential to influence elections" then Sinema doesn't have a chance in D9. No sweat, stop crying, her goose would be cooked.

I guess the word "potential" is the real qualifier.

[Rob]

Oddly enough, when Daniel Gonzalez was caught in several inconsistencies in a previous article, he came here, flung some mud, the disappeared when the facts were overwhelmingly against his side:

http://www.espressopundit.com/2014/02/vernon-parker-to-run-for-acc.html

Lot of chutzpah for Daniel to return after pulling a Keyser Soze last month.

[RonJ]

Exactly, Daniel. Hispanics becoming Mormons messes up the leftist plot line that only the Dems will benefit. Besides, Hispanics are not monolithic (as Mormons or Catholics or whatever). Just because you have so many loudmouth Hispanics who are lefties doesn't mean all Hispanics are lefties.

[Rob]

Interestingly enough, Steve Gallardo decides to come out of the closet today, and he's running in D-7.

Guess Sinema will have to stick with D-9.

[benson]

No Rob. Sen. Gallardo said his decision to "come out" had NOOOOOTHING to do with his decision too run for Congress.....

[RonJ]

Who didn't know Gallardo was gay?