It's the "guilt by association" theory of how Donald Trump’s candidacy hurts Republicans' 2016 chances: Hispanics connect his strong anti-illegal immigrant stances to the rest of the party or its eventual nominee, undermining the GOP’s concerted efforts to perform better among Hispanics voters since Barack Obama routed Mitt Romney by 71 to 27 percent among the group in 2012.
And then on Tuesday night, Trump kicked the most influential Spanish-language newsman out of a press conference.
The only problem: It's not borne out in the polls -- at least at this early stage. In fact, a new Gallup poll casts doubt on Trump’s damage to Republicans in a summer dominated by his candidacy; Hispanics clearly despise Trump, but they view other Republicans much more positively (or have no opinion at all).
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