Vote 2008 : hispanic vote

Latino Musicians Push Vote 2008

admin — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:33:00 GMT

6/30/08- Music is making waves again in the 2008 elections. This time, not only is Obama on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, but now...Latino musicians are coming out in force urging Hispanics around the nation to vote. Everyone from Los Tigres del...(read more)

Calculated Moves: Bill Richardson for VP...

admin — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:13:00 GMT

6/12/08- Envision a year hence...a Democtratic president, and the phrase senor Vice Presidente Richardson. Could it be a reality? Names are being bandied about like confetti in a cascarone, but it's just a couple of names that could rake in a Hispanic...(read more)

Hispanic Voters Shifting To McCain?

admin — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:02:00 GMT

6/09/08- Are they? Shifting to McCain now? Now that we have the disintegration of the Hillary campaign, where are Hispanics to go? I was reading an article in the telegraph.co.uk stating that "There is growing tension between Hispanics and blacks, and...(read more)

Obama Course 101: Winning Hispanic Votes...

admin — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 18:40:00 GMT

6/08/08- Okay Obama - o mejor dicho … ahora que …Obama. Hillary way won the Hispanic vote by ginormous margins in nearly all states. And now…as the Democratic nominee, Obama (some might say) is up a creek….con los Hispanos. In Puerto Rico, Obama lost...(read more)

Kennedy's Illness, Obama, & Hispanic Voters?

admin — Thu, 22 May 2008 01:50:00 GMT

5/21/08- 2 words for you: Not Good. Not good in many ways, and of course our best wishes go out to Senator Kennedy in his recovery. I met him just under a year ago at an event announcing Hispanic demographic results, together with Hispanic union leaders...(read more)

Hispanos: El Great Divide...Choosing McCain or Clinton

admin — Sun, 18 May 2008 22:28:00 GMT

5/18/08-George W. Bush won 40% of the Latino vote in 2004, which was enough to help him secure re-election. Based on the behavior of Hispanic primary voters, Sen. Clinton is in a much better position to reclaim to cut into that number, a difficult task...(read more)

To Be Vice President…or Vice-Presidente

admin — Wed, 14 May 2008 01:58:00 GMT

5/12/08- Potential Democratic VP’s? Any Hispanics on that list? Well of course we have Bill Richardson….(who some will hazard…was running for VP all along…) He’s got a fairly decent name recognition among Hispanos, and could hazard a good chance….Anyone...(read more)

Hmmm...Hillary Touts Wide Appeal Among Anglo Voters

admin — Sun, 11 May 2008 22:10:00 GMT

5/12/08- Ouch! In an interview last Wednesday with USA Today, Hillary was quoted saying she had a wider appeal than Obama among white voters. As such USA Today’s writes Hillary’s comments as: “ I have a much broader base to build a winning coalition on,"...(read more)

$20 Million For Hispanic Superdelegate's Vote...That's It?

admin — Sun, 11 May 2008 18:14:00 GMT

05/11/08 - Hispanic Superdelegate Steven Ybarra, a California Democrat, publicly stated last week...he'll support either Obama or Hillary depending on whichever candidate provides $20,000,000 to register Hispanic voters. The following is by David Pena,...(read more)

More Hispanic Democrats Than Republicans in Florida?

admin — Wed, 07 May 2008 01:27:00 GMT

5/6/08- Mas Hispano Democrats than Republicans in Florida, for the first time in over 30 years...It's set to happen this month as the Secretary of State of Florida is set to release it's latest voter registration figures for the state in the upcoming...(read more)

Are Hispanic Voters Being Disenfranchised?

admin — Sun, 04 May 2008 21:34:00 GMT

5/4/08-By Xavier Lopez-Ayala; lopez-ayala@hispanic.com I was volunteering at the East Los Angeles Hillary Clinton campaign office on Super Tuesday when the non-partisan election reform organization Why Tuesday? interviewed Dolores Huerta , one of my heroes....(read more)

Immigration & Border Security...Do The Candidates Really Care?

admin — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:24:00 GMT

By: Nitza Soledad Pérez 5/01/08-McCain seems to have amnesia...he doesn´t remember the immigration reform bill that he pushed so hard for in Congress in May of 2007. I guess age really contributes to memory loss!! These days he only talks about border...(read more)

Hispanic Population Is Skyrocketing, Yet Why Aren't We Voting

admin — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:30:00 GMT

4/30/08- Okay, so 25% of the population; the majority population in powerhouse voting states like California, Texas; growing at the rate of 1.7 million Hispanics a year and just getting more and more relevant every year....However...why aren't we voting...(read more)

Will the Hispanic Vote Matter in Pennsylvania?

admin — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:39:00 GMT

Will the Hispanic Vote matter in Pennsylvania?

By: Nitza Soledad Pérez

Probably not. Only 4 percent of eligible voters in Pennsylvania are Hispanic, to be exact 261,000 of the 4 million democratic voters. But does that mean that we should be ignored, especially when we constitute the largest minority group in the nation?

Well, the critics are questioning Senator Obama. Many Hispanic leaders at the grassroot level say that they have been neglected . Reverend Luis Cortes Jr, President of Esperanza USA, the largest nonprofit Hispanic evangelical organization in the country, denounced the senator from Chicago, because of his failure to meet with many community leaders in the Keystone state. Napoleón García from Latinos por Obama also agreed that Senator Obama could do more to capture the latino vote, as reported by La Opinión.

Could this be a result of the fact that Senator Obama was trailing on the polls in Pennsylvania or a constant neglect of his advisers to remind him that we are a powerful force?

That´s what some of Obama supporters say. It seems to have been a constant issue running ever since the primary in Nevada. But not in Puerto Rico, where I am from. The primary will take place on June 1st and he has supporters already on the island campaigning. A better idea would be to send his media darling wife, Michelle, to counter attack the presence of the charismatic ex-president Bill who has been hugging and kissing (his speciality) left and right in the hopes that Puerto Ricans will turn out for Hillary. Sixty three delegates are clearly worth a fight between the spouses.

But back to Pennsylvania, Senator Obama mentioned yesterday that probably Mrs Clinton will win, since she has a consistent lead in the polls...However, recent history demonstrates that polls can´t be trusted. For now, one thing is for sure Senator Clinton is not leaving the race anytime soon, which means that the fight for the democratic presidential nomination has a long way to go.

Nitza Soledad Pérez is the Washington DC Correspondent for TeleSUR TV, a 24 hrs Spanish TV News Network that broadcasts to Latin America and the Caribbean. Nitza has a master´s degree in International Relations from American University in Washington and formerly worked for ABC News.

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