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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JB
October 29th, 2010
3:19 pm
Ask the folks in Iowa how much help Obama sent after that massive flooding there? No FEMA trailers, no Hotel rooms, no Visa cards…….Very little…………Hum…………Just an over site. Fighting two wars you know. Economy a mess. Health care ain’t broke so I gotta fix that….. Do what ? No I didn’t carry Iowa….Next question……
Gm
October 29th, 2010
3:20 pm
Kamchak’s gerbil: When are you going to stop hiding behind your girl name: You terrible use of the English language gives people the impression you do not know what you are talking about!!!!
Please correct your self sweet cakes:
John
October 29th, 2010
3:22 pm
@Nice Guy
“Ah, yes. When in doubt, blame it on those evil, profit making businesses.”
When in doubt, Republicans blame it on those evil Unions. You may recall in 2003, The head of Diebold, a company vying to sell voting machines in Ohio told Republicans in a fund-raising letter that he is “committed to helping Ohio deliver its electoral votes to the president next year.” He attended a strategy pow-wow with wealthy Bush benefactors – known as Rangers and Pioneers – at the president’s Crawford, Texas, ranch. The next week, he penned invitations to a $1,000-a-plate fund-raiser to benefit the Ohio Republican Party’s federal campaign fund – partially benefiting Bush – at his mansion in the Columbus suburb of Upper Arlington.
Nice Guy
October 29th, 2010
3:23 pm
Kamchak – “Well, technically, if you HIRE illegals then you have committed a crime, which makes you a criminal.”
Correct.
“That’s one of the points that silly cons seem to always ignore when talking about illegals”
I didn’t ignore it. The discussion pertained to those crossing the border, not their eventual employers.
“There is really no two ways about it, sport.”
No reason to get an attitude with me Kamchak.
JB
October 29th, 2010
3:24 pm
Ah yes, where would Obama be without Taxes from profits and Federal withholding ? Hum…..
Nice Guy
October 29th, 2010
3:25 pm
John – “When in doubt, Republicans blame it on those evil Unions.”
Dude, what the hell are you talking about?
And for the record, there is no longer a use for unions as there was, say, 60 years ago.
Oh the ignorance.
John
October 29th, 2010
3:28 pm
@JB
“Fighting two wars you know.”
Both wars started by Bush, inherited by Obama.
“Economy a mess.”
Created by Bush and both houses of Congress controlled by Republicans.
“Health care ain’t broke so I gotta fix that”
Health care ain’t broke? Even Republican politician claimed it was broken. They just differed on how to fix it.
Gm
October 29th, 2010
3:29 pm
JB: What about the statment” We are going to stop Obama” People around the world view white Americans as a bunch of bigots. These are Anti American statements by Senators, so how can we tell Iran what to do when our own leaders have no respect for the office of the President.
JB
October 29th, 2010
3:30 pm
Liberals……….. Where’s the money gonna come from for your Latte when there are no more profits to tax and few people working to tax and 70 % of the folks are looking to Washington for their relief check……….but holy jeepers, there’s no more money…….I guess they come take your stuff…….Whoops, no security or alarm companies in business……Gads, what now….. Just tell them they get to sit at home and not work and become worthless because of you and your views…..That will make them feel better…. Liberals, gotta love’em….
Hil
October 29th, 2010
3:32 pm
Cynthia it would be wise to find out how many Spanish are legal… You are grasping at straws….
John
October 29th, 2010
3:33 pm
@Nice Guy
“John – “When in doubt, Republicans blame it on those evil Unions.”
“Dude, what the hell are you talking about?”
Read the entire post that was originally posted. The original post was trying to put blame on the SEIU. Isn’t the SEIU a union?
JB
October 29th, 2010
3:35 pm
Gm……..because for a little while longer, this is a Democracy………Go to Iran and publicly say those things……You will be beheaded…….I think Stop Obama vs. Vote against the enemy is a reach for even you……..
John
October 29th, 2010
3:40 pm
Conservatives…Where’s the money gonna come from when your jobs have been shipped overseas and the all business regulations have been thrown out the window? There will be no relief checks since Republicans think think you’re all lazy, smoochers and dismantle all social service programs. Joe Miller will be able to still get his families Medicaid, unemployment and farm subsidies but he says no one else is entitled to them.
JB
October 29th, 2010
3:40 pm
Bush or not, Obama has failed to help us out it…it’s worse. lot’s worse. You can’t spend and tax out of this……Liberals love it, Companies and tax payers know it doesn’t work, And come next Wednesday, right or wrong, most of you left guys/gals on here will see what America thinks of Mr. Obama…..and it’s not his skin color. He sux. as a President.
joe suggs
October 29th, 2010
3:43 pm
Of course the Latinos will vote for Reid.They want as many illegal Hispanics in this country as they can. They can then get as much welfare, food stamps and Medicaid as they want.You Democrats go ahead and bankrupt this country. You stupid idiots !!!!!
JB
October 29th, 2010
3:46 pm
John, you never committed on the flood ravaged in Iowa…..You know , the white, republican
population that got hammered…..Couldn’t get ABC, CBS,NBC to do anything but a drive by, nothing like the months on 24/7 Katrina coverage…..Don’t think it compared. Google it and check it out yourself………………..White/black thing….nah…….Democrat/republican thing….Nah.
Kamchak
October 29th, 2010
3:46 pm
I didn’t ignore it. The discussion pertained to those crossing the border, not their eventual employers.
Why do you think they are crossing the border?
The “go to” position of you silly cons is to first to blame the IA, and only when it is pointed out to you that hiring them is also illegal, you then walk back with an after thought and say “oh yeah, punish the employers too.
John
October 29th, 2010
3:52 pm
@JB
“Bush or not, Obama has failed to help us out it”
Let’s see, Bush had 8 years of taking us into this mess and now everyone excepts Obama to get us out of it in less than 2 years. And know you want to put the same people in office that got us into the mess in the first place.
“You can’t spend and tax out of this”
How do you propose to get out of it is not by spending? A recession can be defined as a shrinkage of spending and income. More spending is needed to generate more income. Therefore, more spending will do the job.
JB
October 29th, 2010
3:56 pm
Tell me John, in a honest Statement, what Bill Clinton, Chris Dodd and Barney Frank ( your people) had to do with people getting Mortgages who had no business having them. Oh, John, I know you know ( I don’t believe you;ll tell), but I know you know……come on john, tell the readers,,………….spread the blame like you do the wealth…..Oh, John, I’m gasping
Eric Pearson
October 29th, 2010
3:59 pm
Save Harry Reid, save the country from that nutcase he’s running against. Sounds like an excellent reason to vote for Harry.
JB
October 29th, 2010
4:00 pm
Spending John ? You think the Government spending will generate more income, so more spending will do the job John.???? John, you went to public school didn’t you ? Is that like Nancy Pelosi telling us the more food stamps will create jobs. OH John, your party has such wise leaders………
Gm
October 29th, 2010
4:01 pm
Its like this JB: Stop Obama” what about all of us who did not like George Bush policies, but respected the office and supported him. When will you people get it” this looks like around the world that you people have no patients for Obama because he is of color.
Tea Party people sat back for 8 years and watched this country go to the toilets and did nothing, now when the President of color comes to try to get us out of the hell hole you guys found new love for your country.
What a bunch of hypocrites””’
Eric Pearson
October 29th, 2010
4:02 pm
Read your statement Joe Suggs. It makes no sense. The more people there are taking from the pie, the less each one will get. Duh! Now who’s the stupid idiot? Check your mirror.
Those Peaceful, Loving Muslims
October 29th, 2010
4:03 pm
Our wonderful Muslin in Chief is addressing the nation at 4:15 about the recent terrorist attempts. Who wants to bet that he will not utter the words Muslim or Islamist in his remarks? What an absolute disgrace !
John
October 29th, 2010
4:03 pm
@JB
“Ask the folks in Iowa how much help Obama sent after that massive flooding there? No FEMA trailers, no Hotel rooms, no Visa cards…….Very little…………Hum…………Just an over site. ”
“John, you never committed on the flood ravaged in Iowa…..You know , the white, republican
population that got hammered”
Are you talking about the flood in 2008 when Obama decided to cancel a visit? Noticed it was in 2008 when Bush was President and Obama was campaigning. If there were no FEMA trailers, no Hotel rooms, no Visa cards, that was Bush’s responsibility, not Obama. So are you saying Bush was against the white, republican population.
You can’t rewrite history. All the things you blames Obama for, happened during the Bush administration.
Eric Pearson
October 29th, 2010
4:03 pm
You’re right, GM. You’re right.
JB
October 29th, 2010
4:03 pm
Gm………….that’s weak…………….Color…………..The American people like one color………Green…. as in paychecks…………..Believe it or not, some people in this country still want a job.
Gm
October 29th, 2010
4:06 pm
By the way white poeple” those token blacks you see on fox news have no credit in the black community, Juan Williams could not find the black community so he and the others do not respresent African Americans so you people are really getting short changed.
Kamchak
October 29th, 2010
4:06 pm
with people getting Mortgages who had no business having them.
This crap again?
Geez.
johnntennessee
October 29th, 2010
4:11 pm
Don’t count Harry out til the last vote is counted. Sharon Angle should be under a doctor’s care…she needs serious help and she is the last person in the world who should ever go to the U. S. Senate.
John
October 29th, 2010
4:12 pm
@JB
“Spending John ? You think the Government spending will generate more income, so more spending will do the job John.???? John, you went to public school didn’t you ? ”
First of all, JB, I went to private school…not public school. Secondly, what I posted is from Bob McTeer.
Here are his credentials:
He is an NCPA Distinguished Fellow, covering macroeconomic issues, including monetary policy, fiscal policy, tax and education policy. Bob is best known for his 36-year career with the Federal Reserve System, including 14 years as President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and member of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC).
I’m sure he has more knowledge on the subject then you and I put together.
Gm
October 29th, 2010
4:15 pm
JB: people are working unemployment Wym, Co, Mn,and many other states 6% their Gov took the bail out money and used it the way it suppose to be used.
Can not get this information from Fox.
willie lynch
October 29th, 2010
4:17 pm
JB,
If it’s OK for CEO’s to get lifetime pensions and multi-million dollar salaries why isn’t it OK for unions to negotiate a better share for workers. It’s one man getting a whole lot (CEO) or a lot of people (workers)sharing a whole lot. Please explain your rationale.
No More B.O. (It stinks!)
October 29th, 2010
4:18 pm
What’s the most useless thing in Washington, D.C.? Easy…Barrack Obama. The most useless thing in Atlanta? Cynthia Tucker.
A Patriotic (unlike CT) American
October 29th, 2010
4:20 pm
Hey Cynthia,
How much did the dumbocrats pay you to write this article?
No More B.O. (It stinks!)
October 29th, 2010
4:20 pm
“Our wonderful Muslim in Chief is addressing the nation at 4:15 about the recent terrorist attempts. Who wants to bet that he will not utter the words Muslim or Islamist in his remarks? What an absolute disgrace!”
Boy, you said a mouthful. It’ll be interesting to see if he does…but I’ll bet dollars to donuts that he doesn’t. Why would he dis his own people?
No More B.O. (It stinks!)
October 29th, 2010
4:25 pm
Do Democrats ever THINK about the things they want? They want a free-ride for the illegals, just to get their votes, and to heck with those of us that are losing out because of them. They want to give these lawbreakers welfare, housing, medical care, cater to THEIR language, give them special education (ESL), and kiss their butts…and have NO cares about the fact that they are BREAKING THE LAW just by being here. It’s time to vote these fools out, or we’ll have nothing left for ourselves and our children/grandchildren. I’ve never seen anyone dumber than a democrat…and even some of their own have had enough, and are voting against them. GOOD…some of them finally used their BRAINS.
Kamchak
October 29th, 2010
4:29 pm
The most useless thing in Atlanta? Cynthia Tucker.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Ms. Tucker does not reside in Atlanta.
What a tool!
Waldo
October 29th, 2010
4:33 pm
Most Latinos are family values, pro-life Catholics…not exactly a cross-section of the typical Democratic voter. Cynthia stereotypes people as readily as the KKK does. If these people have brown-ish skin, they MUSTY be voting for Democrats.
John
October 29th, 2010
4:39 pm
@No More B.O. (It stinks!)
Let’s think about this for a minute. Let’s kick all illegals out. How do you propose to do that? What is your plan to accomplish this? How much will it costs and where will you get the money to round them all up (increasing the government by employing people to find them) and ship them out? Will you increase taxes to do this? What will happen when Americans refuse to do the work the illegals do for very little work? Will wages have to increase to get Americans to work on farms, etc.? Are you willing to have produce prices rise significantly to pay higher salaries? What will happen to construction costs in this country?
I never hear from conservatives about the contributions illegals make to this country. Our society prospers from everyone’s contribution…and yes, that includes illegals. Republican politician know this; otherwise, they would have rounded them up and shipped them out already. Especially since they recently had the power to do so when they controlled the White house and both houses of congress.
Alatsea
October 29th, 2010
4:56 pm
Kamchak
October 29th, 2010
4:06 pm
with people getting Mortgages who had no business having them.
This crap again?
Geez.
Why do you feel this is crap? I don’t think it’s that black and white. It is a fact that Barney Frank applied pressure to the banking mortgage industry to loan money to people that could not pay ir back. IOn the Atlanta area there were whole sub divisions built for this purpose.
Alatsea
October 29th, 2010
5:00 pm
Kammy
If there is any crap it’s all in the democratic party. And I feel, no I laugh at anyone who would admit to be associated with this bunch of ….. there is not a word for you people. So that makes you nothing.,
Kamchak
October 29th, 2010
5:13 pm
It is a fact that Barney Frank applied pressure to the banking mortgage industry to loan money to people that could not pay ir[sic] back.
Perhaps if you listened to actual journalists, you might have learned something.
Federal Reserve Board data show that:
* More than 84 percent of the subprime mortgages in 2006 were issued by private lending institutions.
* Private firms made nearly 83 percent of the subprime loans to low- and moderate-income borrowers that year.
* Only one of the top 25 subprime lenders in 2006 was directly subject to the housing law that’s being lambasted by conservative critics.
[...]
Between 2004 and 2006, when subprime lending was exploding, Fannie and Freddie went from holding a high of 48 percent of the subprime loans that were sold into the secondary market to holding about 24 percent, according to data from Inside Mortgage Finance, a specialty publication. One reason is that Fannie and Freddie were subject to tougher standards than many of the unregulated players in the private sector who weakened lending standards, most of whom have gone bankrupt or are now in deep trouble.
During those same explosive three years, private investment banks — not Fannie and Freddie — dominated the mortgage loans that were packaged and sold into the secondary mortgage market. In 2005 and 2006, the private sector securitized almost two thirds of all U.S. mortgages, supplanting Fannie and Freddie, according to a number of specialty publications that track this data.
It was the unregulated private mortgage companies that made the bulk of these loans, not banks.
Gm
October 29th, 2010
5:18 pm
No more B:O: Please take your hood off when you talk, This is why racist bigots like the tea party and you have no place in America.
This is why white consevatives are hated and around the world, and their lives are always in danger because of trailor like you never been out of hickville,
guy
October 29th, 2010
5:29 pm
Don’t blame discrimination as the problem.If you are not here illegally don’t complain.Enforce the laws of the land and clean out the system of the sorry butt ones who shouldn’t be here to begin with.
Soon it will be too late if these laws aren’t enforced.
Keep up the good fight!
October 29th, 2010
5:29 pm
OuthouseatSea…. Laugh. Enjoy your crazy ODonnell filled crazy zone… You may claim we are nothing in your eyes. That’s a badge of honor I wear proudly to stop what I consider to the less than nothing. We elected a President…wait to you see what the next few years will bring. We are citizens with a right to vote and we’ll keep this country’s progress in the right direction.
Was it over when the Germans bombed?Pearl Harbor?….Nothing is over till we say it is.
Keith
October 29th, 2010
5:31 pm
The latino vote understands the criminal in Washington are the reason they’ve lost their job, homes, farms, ranches in Mexico through GATT, NAFTA…It killed Mexican farms and jobs
It hurt American farms and Ranches. If the latino vote goes anywhere it should be for a complete turnover in Washington DC. These people know very well how corrupt these
incumbents are. They’ll be voting for people who will eliminate NAFTA GATT.
Democratic strategy
October 29th, 2010
5:40 pm
Let them all in. Just give them a package of goodies in the way of more free stuff like food stamps, welfare, citizenship, etc. to get them to vote Democratic. That’s the Democrats model- vote buying with promises of more goodies paid for by other folks. Yeee Haaaaaahhhh
Bigotry
October 29th, 2010
5:43 pm
GM,
Looks like you got your own particular brand of bigotry and racism judging by your comments and references to trailers, hoods, accusing tea party activists of bigotry with no proof whatsoever. The only difference is you are too freaking stupid to see your own blatant racism.
Keep up the good fight!
October 29th, 2010
5:55 pm
Yeah Strategy…you tell them…We the Republican/Crazy Cons like our model– deprive citizens we dont think agree with us of their vote, initimidate them to stay away, lie to our guppies who swallow whatever bull we tell them to fear, lie about the Dems and liberals, tell them that we are the only real patriots who support second amendment remedies so shut up or we’ll shoot them if they disagree, deny rights to entire groups like gays, latinos, blacks and then whine about how they should support us. Dont forget to sign up for How to Be a Great Republican/Tea Bagger lessons.
Anyone who doesnt support us must be a socialist or a commie.