Mehico

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It'd be 220+ electoral votes for the US if it were states. 220+ solid democrat electoral votes that is.

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Obviously it would have but I'm talking about adding it now.

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The GOP is currently the party of protestant supremacy so not even the north would vote GOP under current coalitions. Course, adding in Mexico would break the current coalitions so... things get interesting.

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The GOP is currently the party of protestant supremacy so not even the north would vote GOP under current coalitions. Course, adding in Mexico would break the current coalitions so... things get interesting.

Care to substantiate that statement?

Gladly. The GOP's social policy is based on protestant supremacy hence their following the religious right line. They'll either start to drop the policy of attacking non-protestants or see electoral irrelevance in the long run.

The GOP is currently the party of protestant supremacy so not even the north would vote GOP under current coalitions. Course, adding in Mexico would break the current coalitions so... things get interesting.

For example a "Kick out Mexico" party will likely develop and gain a significant following soon.

Disagree. The GOP's slow move towards populism will make them more appealing to socially conservative mexicans in the long run. The democrats, of course will appeal to the more liberal mexicans. Not much room for a 'kick out mexico' party to be anything but a tiny fringe movement only notable in 1-2 elections.

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US catholics are culturally more or less protestant in their norms and values so my point still  stands. You want real catholics look at latin america or at western Europe(for examples of actual lapsed catholics ).

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Northern mexican conservatism is I believe more economic than social so I'm not entirely sure the current GOP strategy of focusing on social issues('All White jesus all the time!') is going to help there.

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I'm agnostic but have noticed that catholics are significantly less prone to fundamentalism(in the modern era) than catholics.