Would Obama Have Leverage if he Chose an Hispanic Supreme Court Nominee?

[Kurovski]

If the Republicans stonewalled the nominee, could it not be turned against them in the upcoming election? Don't the Repubs need every vote in that community that they can get, and wouldn't Hispanic voters possibly then turn away from the party for stalling/denying the vote for a justice?

If this is the case, who might be a good choice for the job?

[Duckhunter935]

1. no

Better an Asian

[brush]

5. Now that's good thinking, putting the repugs in a real disadvantage . . .

in the general election if they stonewall the president's nominee.

[TheDebbieDee]

13. I agree... I'm sure Pres O will be able to find many of Asian descent

who are qualified to become a Supreme Court Justice. Justice Sotomayor could be said to be representative of Hispanics, couldn't she?

[Duckhunter935]

15. has there ever been an Asian?

On the court?

[Xipe Totec]

2. If he chose Jesus himself, risen from the dead, they would still raise objections

First, that he was a long haired hippie liberal,

Second, that Obama selected him,

and third, that he's not a natural born US citizen.

[TheDebbieDee]

17. You forgot #4....

Fourth - Jesus was born Jewish!

[Ed Suspicious]

3. Why do we do this? We hate racism but select based on race. It seems so intellectually inconsistent.

[Kurovski]

8. Does it? Then why bother with diversity at all?

I hear that politics is a thing in Washington C.

[Ed Suspicious]

11. I don't know. I'm probably wrong, but I don't want to vote for Bernie because he's a Jew, I want

him because the best person. I see what you're say, I just don't know how, personally, to get comfortable with it.

[Kurovski]

18. I don't know either Ed, but I'm just hoping that whoever it turns out to be,

they will be very difficult for R's to vote against without some repercussions.

[Ed Suspicious]

19. On that we can easily agree.

[flamingdem]

4. Good idea nt

[YOHABLO]

6. Sonia Sotomayor is Hispanic.

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[Kurovski]

10. I'm not sure what that has to do with my Machevellian plan as I've stated it in the OP.

[mwrguy]

7. He already did that

[UTUSN]

9. Nope, no leverage. First of all, most Hispanics except for 1stGen Cuban Exiles are Dem.

That is, not in play for Repukes. 2nd, lots (most?) Hispanics (and actually other Dem constituency blocs) don't vote. 3rd, Hispanics are treated as expendable. Blacks and LBJ were lasers in focusing on *VOTING*. When the intensely loyal Hispanic caucus cheered CLINTON during the *fake* impeachment, he hushed them and told them to settle down.

[Kurovski]

16. Then it's settled!

One Latina to go!

Just kidding. I'll close by saying to the dearly departed...

"rest in peace you gay-hating, vote-blocking old gourmand of a grampa."

[craigmatic]

12. Been there done that we need a real black person on the court. Obama owes us this.

People don't realize that the black turn out will be low unless he throws us a reason to vote dem this year.

[Hekate]

14. How about Srinivasan? I've heard good things about him.

Gotta run, I'm watching the fistfight in tv --er, the Repub debate.