Republicans Get Permission to Be Nicer to Hispanic Voters

It's amazing what an Election Day thumping can do. Apparently, it can even bring back the dead. Here, for example, is the 2006 version of John McCain sprung back to life…

I agree with the calls for comprehensive immigration reform

— John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) November 9, 2012

71% Hispanic support for the incumbent Democrat can even make Republicans believe in evolution, of a sorts…

I wonder if there's anyone Republican officeholders and talking heads had to get permission from before embarking on this apostasy…

Must have sweeping, generous immigration reform,make existing law- abiding Hispanics welcome. Most are hard working family people.

— Rupert Murdoch(@rupertmurdoch) November 8, 2012

That was fast. Now they just have "evolve" on the half-dozen other issues Hispanic-Americans care about beyond immigration and they'll be all set.

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Tags: Hispanic, Immigration, John McCain, Republicans, Rupert Murdoch, Sean Hannity