Public polls in Michigan suggest that Republican Mike Bouchard isn’t doing very well in his attempt to take out U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow. And yet the NRSC has decided to play the immigration card with this clumsy, racist website. As I’ve written before, a candidate can talk tough on immigration without kissing off the Latino vote, since Latino voters are not particularly liberal on immigration. But disrespectful imagery like that pictured above will be hurting Republicans with Latinos inside and out of Michigan for a long time. All for a race they won’t win.

Thanks to rising star Ben Hernandez-Stern for pointing out the website.

[Update (10/9/06):] The latest Rassmussen poll has Stabenow up 17 points: “…Bouchard’s chances of foiling the incumbent’s reelection bid are fading. In our Senate Balance of Power summary, we’re moving Michigan from the “leans Democrat” to the “Democrat” category. “

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