Showing posts with label Hillary Clinton. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hillary Clinton. Show all posts

Friday, February 01, 2008

Good show, Amy, Juan

Dolores Huerta and Antonio Villaraigosa are howlin' for Hillary
Gus Cedillo and Federico Peña are barnstorming for Barack ...
...and DemocracyNow! does an informative wrap-up of last night's debate between the two candidates 5 days before Super Tuesday. Will Voto Latino bring 'em out for Clinton or Obama? Here's the blurb and the show, and while you're at it, join our own voto latino and let us know how you represent.

Democratic Presidential Nomination Could Hinge on Divided Latino Vote

With Super Tuesday just four days away, Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are actively courting support from Latino voters across the country. We speak to Dolores Huerta, a longtime labor activist and co-founder of the United Farm Workers of America who is supporting Clinton; Federico Pena, a former Clinton cabinet member and Denver mayor now co-chairing Obama’s campaign; and California State Senator Gilbert Cedillo, who is also backing Obama.

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

The Arrogance of (Media) Power

Fave columnist Roberto Lovato makes a convincing argument against the pundits who claim that Barack Obama's poor 2nd in Nevada to Hillary Clinton's win was an aspect of black-brown tensions. How can, Lovato reasons, the "experts," both black and white, know what's going on in the Latino mind if they don't follow the Spanish language media?
Lovato also asks, if Latinos are skittish on Obama because of his race, then why did they deliver 36% of their vote to Jessie Jackson's presidential bid in California in 1988 and a solid 50% in Latino-loaded counties in New Mexico?
Read Everyone's Expert on the Latino Vote, Except Latinos. It's anti-dotal.
As well as Lovato's musings on John McCain's chances of shoring up Latino votes for the GOP.
Finally, vote in our poll: Will Latinos cast the deciding vote come Super Tuesday in any of the 22 contests?