George W. Bush said it is essential that 'we not ignore' or 'irritate' the Latino vote
- 9 years ago
Former President George W. Bush said his brother will do a better job of capturing the Latino vote than he did when he ran for president.
The older brother captured the magical number of 40 percent of Latino when he ran for president in 2004. George W. Bush, during a private event for donors to Bush’s 2016 campaign, said his brother’s Mexican-American wife and fluency in Spanish will appeal to this fast-growing voting bloc.
"Jeb is going to win the Latino vote," he said, according to the Wall Street Journal. "It’s going to be essential that we not ignore the Latino vote or irritate the Latino vote."
"He knows how to manage an administration," the former president said. "This is where experience matters. I think it is instructive to have gone through crises if you are a chief officer," George W. Bush said. "It's important that you project calm, as Jeb did when those devastating storms hit."
The older brother captured the magical number of 40 percent of Latino when he ran for president in 2004. George W. Bush, during a private event for donors to Bush’s 2016 campaign, said his brother’s Mexican-American wife and fluency in Spanish will appeal to this fast-growing voting bloc.
"Jeb is going to win the Latino vote," he said, according to the Wall Street Journal. "It’s going to be essential that we not ignore the Latino vote or irritate the Latino vote."
"He knows how to manage an administration," the former president said. "This is where experience matters. I think it is instructive to have gone through crises if you are a chief officer," George W. Bush said. "It's important that you project calm, as Jeb did when those devastating storms hit."