Latino vote could save Harry Reid and other Democrats
In mid-term elections that will be decided on the basis of turn-out — which candidate does the better job of getting his/her voters to the polls — some influential Spanish-language media outlets, including Univision, have launched last minute campaigns to get Spanish-speaking voters to go to the polls and cast their ballots. From The WSJ:
Days before the midterm elections, Spanish-language media have unveiled a get-out-the-vote blitz to energize Hispanic voters, whose turnout could be decisive in many races. . .
“There are 12 million Hispanic registered voters…If we all vote on Nov. 2, we will make a decisive impact,” says one spot featuring Judge Cristina Pereyra, star of the network’s court show, “Veredicto Final” (Final Verdict).
“We are going to be banging the drum of ‘You have to go vote, you have to go vote,’” said Ramon Escobar, Telemundo’s executive vice president of network news, in an interview.
Although Latinos are projected to make up less than 10% of the nation’s voters in November and are less likely to cast a ballot than the rest of the electorate, their participation could be decisive in states like Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Nevada and Texas, which have large Hispanic populations and competitive races.
That initiative could make a difference in tight races across the country, such as the contest between tea partier Sharron Angle and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. The Democrat has cast his lot with Nevada’s Latino voters, supporting comprehensive immigration reform, while Angle has run vicious ads casting Latinos as criminals. (See video below).
Angle’s ads and similar campaign invective have helped to create a climate in which nearly two-thirds of Latinos in the United States think they are being discriminated against, according to a poll by the Pew Hispanic Center.
There is every reason for Latinos to turn out heavily on Tuesday.
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Gm
October 29th, 2010
10:42 am
So Let me get this straight, when George Bush campaign in front of white Catholics, white NRA, all the the white church, it was Ok?
When Obama go after the Latino, black vote then there is a problem. This is the kind of hyprocrite things the Conserveratives dont see.
THE DNC
October 29th, 2010
10:42 am
kevinbgoode
- -That policy would eliminate most conservative voters.- -
Who is demonizing who?
Grob Hahn
October 29th, 2010
10:44 am
I agree, Sharon Angle was wrong to paint all Hispanics in Arizona as criminals. The only ones we absolutely KNOW are criminals are the ones who chose to sneak across the border!
Grobbbbbbbbbbb
THE DNC
October 29th, 2010
10:44 am
Gm
Calling Republicans the enemy puts everything in perspective. Obama will say anything including “put the Republicans on the back of the bus”
He is political trash. No brains, pretty face, can read a teleprompter but take it away and he can’t form a sentence.
One dishonest fraudulent act on top of lie after lie.
Gm
October 29th, 2010
10:45 am
What really amazing me is how can any black person be a Rep? Those same tea party people they are running around with, will never vote for a Rep Gov or Sen in the south.
At least the Dem party voted for a African American man to be President.
Come on you Conservatives keep it real”"”"
kevinbgoode
October 29th, 2010
10:46 am
The DNC sez: “I don’t see any Republican leader calling the democrats their enemy. get your nose out of Salon.com and see the real problems.”
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But I thought, from reading the daily posts of con-artist con-servatives, the real problems are. . .the Democrats. Now c’mon. . .there has to be a boo-gay-man of the week – the GOP wouldn’t have a campaign without one.
Union
October 29th, 2010
10:46 am
gm..
i dont recall any president telling the voting populous that the “black” man is hoping you wont vote..
John
October 29th, 2010
10:47 am
@ButtHead
“the 9th circuit court has ruled that it is illegal to even ask for ID when registering to vote.”
You’re completely wrong on this. The court did not rule it illegal to ask for ID. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned Arizona’s requirement that people show proof of citizenship to register to vote. The court did uphold Arizona’s photo ID requirement.
A three-judge panel of the court said the proof-of- citizenship requirement conflicted with the intent of the federal law aiming to increase voter registration by streamlining the process with a single form and removing state- imposed obstacles to registration.
The federal law requires applicants to “attest to their citizenship under penalty of perjury” without requiring documentary proof, the panel said.
“Proposition 200 creates an additional state hurdle to registration,” the judges said.
THE DNC
October 29th, 2010
10:47 am
Gm
So you admit that Obama was elected because he was Black.
God knows there couldn’t be any other reason.
Keep up the good fight!
October 29th, 2010
10:48 am
Misleading fliers are showing up on the windshields of vehicles at a predominately African-American polling place in Houston that claim to come from a non-existent group called the “Black Democratic Trust of Texas.” The fliers were placed on the windshields of vehicles at and near the Sunnyside Early Voting location and tell voters not to voter straight Democrat, according to Texas Democrats and local news reports.
“Republicans are trying to trick us!” the flier reads. “When you vote straight ticket Democrat, it is actually voting for Republicans and your vote doesn’t count. We are urging everyone to VOTE for BILL WHITE. A VOTE for BILL WHITE is a VOTE for the ENTIRE DEMOCRATIC ticket. We have fought too hard to let Republicans use voting machines to deny us our basic rights. We must guard the change and NOT VOTE STRAIGHT TICKET DEMOCRAT!”
More Rovian dirty tricks
kevinbgoode
October 29th, 2010
10:49 am
The DNC sez: “Calling Republicans the enemy puts everything in perspective. Obama will say anything including “put the Republicans on the back of the bus”
He is political trash. No brains, pretty face, can read a teleprompter but take it away and he can’t form a sentence”
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Meanwhile, China builds the world’s fastest supercomputer, and the GOP offers us Sharron Angle, Christine O’Donnell, David “hiring prostitutes isn’t breaking the law” Vitter, and a constellation of America’s brightest stars to lead us into the abyss.
THE DNC
October 29th, 2010
10:49 am
kevinbgoode
Stop babbling. You aren’t doing very well.
You come here, throwing out adolescent accusations and when confronted, you just do it some more. Is this all you have?
THE DNC
October 29th, 2010
10:51 am
kevinbgoode
Four years in power and Obama two years.
So in those four years, what has been done to stop Chana’s growth?
Any offering or are you still in the ranting lunatic mode?
kevinbgoode
October 29th, 2010
10:53 am
DNC – And what has the GOP done besides look for a boo-gay-man-of-the-week and propose the American people be saddled with America’s most superstitious, least-educated, professional liars?
What exactly has fear ever accomplished for the United States of America?
Gm
October 29th, 2010
10:53 am
The DNC” I guess Sara Palin the 5 colleges before she graduated the joke around the world in your person to run against Obama?
When was the last time in the south has a Rep or conservative, elected a Black Rep as Senator or Gov?
The only reason Richard Steele is there because you guys needed a token to go against Obama, poor President Obama really thought you Rep was going to work with him and move this country, regular blacks, and latinos knew what type of people you guys are by your history.
willie lynch
October 29th, 2010
10:53 am
DNC,
Should we be trying to stop China’s growth?
kevinbgoode
October 29th, 2010
10:55 am
The DNC sez: “So you admit that Obama was elected because he was Black.
God knows there couldn’t be any other reason”
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So how is it, pray tell, that prior to Barack Obama being elected President, that all of our previous Presidents were representatives of the white male minority?
Union
October 29th, 2010
10:56 am
Keep up the good fight!
October 29th, 2010
10:48 am
can you find that story anywhere than on some blog rant? i finally found a blog that referenced an article on the chron (houston paper) and they have no story..
John
October 29th, 2010
10:56 am
@THE DNC
“I don’t see any Republican leader calling the democrats their enemy. ”
What would you call it when you have Republican leaders, including John Boehner saying on Fox News that they will not compromise with the Democrats? What about Mitch McConnell saying their main objective it to make sure President Obama is a 1 term president? Really, with this economy and all the problems we have, Mitch McConnell only cares about making sure the president fails.
Jonathan
October 29th, 2010
10:58 am
The billionaire Saudi prince who has backed the proposed Ground Zero mosque since the Twin Towers were destroyed in 9/11, now says he would like it moved to a more ‘dignified’ location.
Wisdom- can’t make it legal or illegal and can’t buy it in a store. If only there was more of it to go around.
SmittyATL
October 29th, 2010
10:58 am
You can certainly feel free to read between the lines (and that’s easy to do, seeing some of Cynthia’s past columns and posts). But, taking this at face value, Cynthia isn’t saying whether the LEGAL Latinos — who are the ones eligible to vote — do or do not have any valid reason to be offended by Angle’s ad. We can all have our opinions about that (and I certainly do!) but to a large degree, that’s irrelevant. The fact is, many Latino US citizens DO feel alienated, and are likely to vote for Reid.
On the other hand, I saw a summary of the Pew research, indicating that far more legal Latinos now view illegal immigration negatively, compared with just a few years ago. And i saw separate research indicating that many Latinos (and Catholics and women) who voted Democrat in the last election are expected to vote Republican this time around. Furthermore, Angle’s ad may be effective in getting more than enough non-Latino votes, from those who are fed up with the fed gov’s inability or unwillingness to effectively address the problem.
This will be a tight one, and it will be interesting to see how the Latino vote plays out.
Keep up the good fight!
October 29th, 2010
11:00 am
Union…google is your friend. Try <ABC News
John
October 29th, 2010
11:00 am
@THE DNC
Talking about voter fraud and intimidation, do you think those affiliated with the Republican group who produced the Spanish language ad targeting Hispanics telling them not to vote should be prosecuted and jailed?
ken R
October 29th, 2010
11:01 am
Granny, @9:21 post, I an glad that you support sending illegals back, thank you.
kevinbgoode
October 29th, 2010
11:02 am
Yes. . .well, this is the con-artist con-servative campaign: “The brown people are illegally invading America. The black people are lazy and are welfare queens. The poor people are lazy or they wouldn’t be poor. The gay people are scary. The women need their wombs controlled because they aren’t capable to making proper decisions. The American people need to be fenced into their country. The old people should be patriotic and die. The rich people should be the only welfare recepients because they provide “jobs” for the poor. Get rid of the minimum wage. Give $3 billion a week to Iraq and AfghanLand but don’t expect money to be spent at home. Break the unions and give corporations full citizenship.”
ken R
October 29th, 2010
11:04 am
Keep up the Good Fight, you were correct in your earlier statement, Obama didn’t say “put them in the back of the Bus” he said “put them in the back of the Car”
I sincerly hope you understand what he meant.
The Thin Guy
October 29th, 2010
11:05 am
Breaking News. Illegal aliens and massive voter fraud may enable Dingy Harry to steal the election. Oh, that’s not Breaking News. Just SOP. How much does George Soros pay CT and JB to write this drivel?
kevinbgoode
October 29th, 2010
11:06 am
The Thin Guy sez: “How much does George Soros pay CT and JB to write this drivel?”
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How much do the Koch Brothers pay the Supreme Court?
Keep up the good fight!
October 29th, 2010
11:07 am
kenR…I did. I sincerely hope that you and others will stop try to play the false race card
ButtHead
October 29th, 2010
11:07 am
John,
You must really be lost, put the bong down and read what you just wrote;
“The federal law requires applicants to “attest to their citizenship under penalty of perjury” without requiring documentary proof, the panel said.”
So as long as I tell you I am a citizen that is OK for registration to vote. I am so glad that you can believe that a person who breaks the law to come here will not lie to stay here… Boy are you living in an alternate reality?
willie lynch
October 29th, 2010
11:08 am
President Obama has won Latino support because he has tried to support Latino’s. Like Blacks in this country Latino’s have to wonder why there is so little Latino representation at the levels you acheive through appointment. Of course the majority will alway’s claim qualification but the fact is when the opportunities present themselves the priviledge is normally reserved for the majority.
I’ve heard the arguements time and time again, but majority preference not minority inability is the reason for lack of representation in many areas.
By playing fair you gain more support. Always circling the wagons leaves you, well going in circles.
Keep up the good fight!
October 29th, 2010
11:10 am
Butthead…yes you are. What part of the constitution do you not understand. The state may not amend or requirement more than what the federal law requires. Do you have a problem with complying with law?
ken R
October 29th, 2010
11:13 am
Keep up the Fight, who in the Hell played the RACE CARD? Tucker, because it wasn’t me. I supposed you thought that the 3 Black Panthers, one with a club were Republicans.
Obama, was pandering for the Latino and Black votes when he made his comment, I think you don’t know the difference between Race and Nascar.
Have you been drinking to much Koolaid!
dw
October 29th, 2010
11:13 am
To granny godzilla
October 29th, 2010
9:21 am
Two items. The first your parrot Cynthia insinuated that exact idea that dems would expect much of Latino vote. Second, Obama is a politician, he is great at deflecting, flipflopping, and hiding reality. On the surface he might seem to crack down on illegals, but it is all a smokescreen. Remember his thoughts on amnesty. Go ahead and do your standard b.s., but it still doesn’t change reality.
ButtHead
October 29th, 2010
11:14 am
Why do liberals so obsessed about Fox News? You liberals control every media be it news paper and all of the other major TV stations yet all you can talk about is Fox? Why is that, you only want to hear lies from the DNC? If you libs don’t like Fox you are free to change the channel…..
ken R
October 29th, 2010
11:15 am
Keep up, Obviously Liberals have a problem complying with the Law, as they don’t want to send illegal people back to where they came from. You and several others have expressed that on this Blog many many times. FACT!
granny godzilla
October 29th, 2010
11:17 am
dw
and your BS does alter reality? for you apparently so.
no skin off my nose, have a nice day
willie lynch
October 29th, 2010
11:18 am
Butthead,
I don’t see the obsession with the Fox opinion channel. I never watch it. It’s damn sure not news.
Kamchak's gerbil
October 29th, 2010
11:21 am
kevinbgoode
October 29th, 2010
11:02 am
Yes. . .well, this is the con-artist con-servative campaign: “The brown people are illegally invading America. The black people are lazy and are welfare queens. The poor people are lazy or they wouldn’t be poor. The gay people are scary. The women need their wombs controlled because they aren’t capable to making proper decisions. The American people need to be fenced into their country. The old people should be patriotic and die. The rich people should be the only welfare recepients because they provide “jobs” for the poor. Get rid of the minimum wage. Give $3 billion a week to Iraq and AfghanLand but don’t expect money to be spent at home. Break the unions and give corporations full citizenship.”
Is this what you have on your liberal recruiting poster?
Also to Gm – what is your education level – your sentences make no sense. I would suggest you take a reading and writing course rather than read this blog – it would make your time better spent.
Kamchak
October 29th, 2010
11:23 am
Have you been drinking to much Koolaid!
The Kool-Aid card?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
The 80s called, said they wanted their cliche back.
Francis Buch
October 29th, 2010
11:24 am
to the guythat said “cry me a river and go back to your country and become a citizen the right away”….. if you had any reading comprehension skills you would’ve known those feeling discriminated are already citizens you silly goose. Look, like it or not, Latinos that are citizens see Angle ads and Vitter Ads and we say wtf? that’s how the GOP sees us? as seedy individuals? then you have the nerves to run a “Dont vote campaign because democrats havent done anything”…. a campaign that was secretly funded by republicans. So not only do you discriminate you are denying them the right to vote…… This southern strategy type thing is not gonna help. Bush was smart in courting the latino vote…. but you have lost the latino vote forever. Kudos to telemundo for trying to organize and get latino CITIZENS!, not illegals, to vote.
I’m gonna enjoy watching the election results….. Miller is done, Paul is a republican seat so he better win that one… Rubio, will be indicted as soon as he gets into congress, angle will lose, buck will lose, vitter will lose, rossi will lose, mukowski the one you hate s gonna win up there in alaska. and toomey ,well. he probably will win. So out of all the races you might gain 5 seats (indiana, Dakota and some other one i cant remember…big whoop).. Clap Clap Clap major victory. 2 of those “big time seats” kentucky and Penn are Republican seats or were before specter switched sides…. This is hardly a victory for your party… in fact, when you see the results in colorado…it will be the death of your party…. you are dividing the republican vote and alienating latinos at the same time. Older republicans are diying everyday newer democrats are being created every 2 years with kids becoming more aware about politics and more immigrants siding with the people that will protect them…. the republican party is in trouble……and the failure to win the house will be the crumbling of the house of cards… but you can start crying now voter fraud muah muah voter fraud!
granny godzilla
October 29th, 2010
11:24 am
Butt head
who controls the media?
Viacom, Disney, NewsCorp, General Electric, Time Warner,
Those are liberals?
Gm
October 29th, 2010
11:24 am
DNC: So all the white people that voted for Bush or Mccain did because he was white?
SmittyATL
October 29th, 2010
11:26 am
kevinbgoode: Unfortunately, there probably are some sad folks who think the way you described. Racism is the manifestation of fear and ignorance, and occurs among all races and across the political spectrum.
Many intelligent, thoughtful people I’ve spoken to look at things a bit differently. “The US borders should be controlled to enhance national security, and the freedoms and benefits of US citizenship should be cherished and extended only to US citizens in order to strengthen our nation. We should show compassion to those in need, and help them learn to be self-sufficient, rather than contributing to a vicious cycle of reliance on the government. Gays are gay by birth, not choice, and should be free to live as they wish; but traditional families are the backbone of our nation and should be recognized as such. We should all take care of our families, young and old; and the elderly should be treated with dignity and respect. Corporate welfare is an abhorrent use of taxpayer money; firms that cannot stand on their own should reorganize under our bankruptcy laws or close shop, and the free market economy will adjust. The government should promote an environment in which the economy will be robust, providing all Americans with an opportunity to flourish. Being rewarded for success is not a sin; money belongs to those who earn it, not to the government. All Americans deserve an opportunity, not a government handout. The government should provide those services — such as defense, protection of private property, and equal justice under the law — which are necessary for a productive society and cannot be effectively provided by other means — but nothing more.”
America Lost
October 29th, 2010
11:26 am
I think the SEIU will have a better chance to save Reid, they don’t mind using tactic such as intimidation, voter fraud and shelling out big bucks among other unsavory tactics. However, if you combine that fact that illegal immigrants will be voting with SEIU active in the election, I’m sure Reid has a very good chance of cheating the people in his state and america. nothing new, nothing to see, keep moving people. same ole corrupt politicians again.
lovelyliz
October 29th, 2010
11:27 am
The Latinos, the WASPs, etc part of somebody’s base
Junior Samples
October 29th, 2010
11:29 am
i heard that Reid was trucking in some of his old “buddies” from the black panthers to help the voters get right with their selections. Might be a few of the old ACORN organizers around too!
America Lost
October 29th, 2010
11:30 am
Butt head
Granny Godzilla posted
who controls the media?
Viacom, Disney, NewsCorp, General Electric, Time Warner,
Those are liberals?
With the exception of NewsCorp, Yes, they are extremely liberal.
John
October 29th, 2010
11:30 am
@ButtHead
“You must really be lost, put the bong down ”
You’re the lost one who needs to put the bong down. You “facts” were wrong. You said court ruled it illegal to ask for ID when voting. That is not what the court ruled. I just merely pointed that out by stating what the judges ruled and what they said in their ruling. Do a google search and see for yourself…it’s pretty easy to do.
barking frog
October 29th, 2010
11:31 am
Kamchak’s gerbil
October 29th, 2010
11:21 am
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Your days are numbered. The toilet paper companies are
eliminating toilet paper tubes which are your only means of
exercise. Soon you will be obese and sedentary and
unable to squeak.