"Rubio could be the Republican Party’s best hope to shape the future in a way that expands the big tent. In the presidential campaigns of 2000 and 2004, we were acutely aware of how important Hispanic support was. While George W. Bush received 40 percent of the Hispanic vote in 2000, to be reelected we knew we had to increase that share due to growing demographics. And we did. By three more percentage points. But in 2008, Sen. John McCain attracted only 29 percent in his presidential bid. For Republicans to regain the Oval Office in 2012, the GOP share of the Hispanic vote has to be north of 40 percent."
SEE: The Daily Beast
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