If Republicans kill immigration reform, could it result in a 2014 cycle that sees uncommonly high Latino turnout for a midterm election — high enough to possibly tip the House to Democrats?Because not every district has the political views of Washington D.C.
Nope.
One way to try to understand the situation is with this question: How many GOP-held House districts vulnerable to changing sides have large enough Latino populations to ensure that high Latino turnout in 2014 could swing the outcome?
As it turns out, not too many. A grand total of eight, and that’s if you include multiple races that Democrats are all but certainly not going to win.
Thursday, August 22, 2013
Obama Mouthpiece: Why killing immigration reform probably wouldn’t hurt GOP in 2014
Obama mouthpiece Greg Sargent at the Washington Post reports: