From Think Progress:

On Saturday, Pat Buchanan hosted a conference to discuss how Republicans can regain a majority in America. During one discussion, panelists suggested supporting English-only initiatives as a prime way of attracting "working class white Democrats." The discussion ridiculed Judge Sotomayor for the fact that she studied children’s classics to improve her grammar while attending college. The panelists also suggested that, without English as the official language, President Obama would force Americans to speak Spanish.

Keep ridiculing Sotomayor, Pat. But I'm sure she could spell "conference" correctly (not to mention knowing the proper place for scare quotes).

And yes, the more you ridicule her (and demonize Latinos), the most we see this:

Favorability of Republican Party among Latinos May 18-21 (before the Sotomayor nomination) Favorable 11

Unfavorable 79

No Opinion 10 June 15-18 (latest poll) Favorable 8

Unfavorable 86

No Opinion 6



Yes, we know you're afraid of a brown nation. But we're here, and without us, winning back that majority is going to be extremely difficult. It's simply a matter of math -- the real kind, not the fantasy Rove version.

p.s. When we're talking Spanish, yes, we're talking about you.