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Originally Posted by Paul11
Not really. Democrats and Republicans, according to several major polls, do not want amnesty. The vast majority of voters want the problem taken care of. People in America generally have no problem with immigration, but feel illegal immigration is taking it's cultural and economic toll.
It harmed him in voters eyes and and he afterward apologized and said he now understands what voters want. This did not help him.
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I think it helped him in a way that showed his personality to be outside the Republican box. This way even Democrats may vote for him, especially if they were for the Clinton camp, no matter what their view on illegal immigration might be. Subconcious bias and prejudice plays a big part when picking and choosing anything.
A presidents personality goes a long way to gain a lay persons vote. Would it be harsh of me to call the majority of states in America, prejudiced? That's one of the reasons a non-white/non-male president still hasn't been successful when even third world countries have gotten over this problem well before America.
You also need a president who can think outside of the box, not make the same mistakes and be pressured by the same problems as previous presidents. I just think Obama has less agendas and is in comparison, more straight talking than McCain potentially is.