But it does make immigration a) a litmus issue in the nominating process and b) potentially poisonous one for a GOP which needs near 40percentt of latinos to win a general election.
This, of course, is the argument that Rick Santorum has been pushing for months: in nominating Romney, the party would rob itself of its biggest issue.
It is the most active node in the network in nominating admins.
Its purpose is to inform participants, students, faculty staff, and Ohio residents about the presidential nominating convention, presidential candidate, and key issues in the upcoming election.
Finally, the convention turned to the issue of nominating Burnett.
Issued in October, it was nominated for a Grammy.
Clinton's campaign pointed to a statement its chief spokesman issued in March, shortly after Garland was nominated: "Hillary Clinton believes he is a brilliant jurist and the Republicans have no credible reason not to confirm him," said Brian Fallon.
Remarkably, more than half of these forecasts were issued prior to September 1st, with at least one forecast issued in January, before the final two candidates were nominated!
In San Juan, P.R., over the weekend, Mr. Santorum said that "it's the equivalent of malpractice to nominate someone who gives away the most important issue in this race".
"It's the equivalent of malpractice to nominate someone who gives away the most important issue in this race," he added.
