Where did she say she supports “comprehensive” immigration reform? Did I miss a quote?

The first candidate to invoke “electability” is immediately disqualified from seeking office.

The title says she’s “broadcasting” her alleged softness on the border, the actual post said she just dropped a “hint.” I think the second word is far more appropriate.

Saying she can gain votes from Hispanics does not make her pro-amnesty any more than saying she can gain votes from women makes her pro-abortion. Ken Buck seems to have a reputation as a prosecutor who pursues illegals. Merely on a level of messaging, Norton will be more appealing to Hispanics. But that doesn’t tell us anything. A racist who screeches about deporting them all is less savory than someone who quietly insists that we defend the border (these examples are obviously hypothetical – I’m not accusing Buck OR Norton of anything).

If Norton has actually been promising business owners to allow their illegal workers to stay in the US, then we know something. But from this “hint,” I really don’t think we gain much at all.

You can’t say Jane Norton is like Charlie Crist, and then says she isn’t. You can’t say from her quote that she’s “for a path to citizenship”. This is from her campaign website:

I believe that we must secure our borders and end illegal immigration. And because we are a nation that relies on the rule of law, I steadfastly oppose amnesty for those illegal immigrants already in our country.

I’m quite sure you knew where to find this information. That you’ve misrepresented her position this much is a real concern. That Ken Buck says he isn’t sure he can win is also a big concern. It would seem he’s making his opposition’s campaign commercials for them.

poll better with Hispanics than other Republicans. Even more indicting (to some), he has actively courted Hispanics in their news venues (Telemundo and others). Does that mean that he is even more soft on immigration than Norton? I don’t have a horse in the race, but is it really surprising that, in a meeting about electibility, Norton would point out groups that she believes she would do better with than Buck? I think it’s wrong to latch on to a descriptive statement (I can reach out to Hispanics, young people) and attempt to make it a proscriptive statement (I am more likely to support comprehensive immigration reform).

I am glad that Erick is onto Norton. She’s pretty slick.

Before long, Norton will be showing pictures of her, Rubio and Toomey. She will want you to think she’s one of them.

Truth is, she is a principal with a PAC called “Conservative Joint Victory Fund 2010.” That PAC threw her a big party so she could get some pictures taken with a couple of real conservatives.

Note: Jane Norton is not endorsed by Sen Jim DeMint or the Senate Conservatives Fund. She couldn’t be; she joined with Democrats and liberal Republicans to support the biggest tax increase in Colorado history.

Norton’s DC lobby can do a lot of things, including pulling in conservatives to make her look good. Money talks.