A key element of the Democratic battleplan to win Florida for Barack Obama and Bill Nelson are Democratic-leaning Hispanics who went overwhelmingly for Obama in 2008 and then barely turned out in 2010. Last cycle, when exit polls showed Marco Rubio won 55 percent of the Hispanic vote in Florida, it represented 12 percent of the electorate. It was 14 percent of the electorate in 2008, when Obama won 57 percent of that vote.
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Originally posted by: Tampa Bay Online
Article by: Jordan Rodriguez
Monday, March 28, 2011
Latino leaders to gather in Austin
“It’s the political convention of the Latino community,” said Antonio Gonzalez with the William C. Velasquez Institute, which conducts research aimed at improving the level of Latino political and economic participation. “It’s a very rich conversation. There’s no other gathering where everybody comes together.”
The congreso, or congress, was created in 2006 by nine national organizations, including the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), the William C. Velasquez Institute and Southwest Voter.
The congreso was a response to grassroots community leaders who felt the U.S. Congress wasn’t acting on issues that matter to Latinos, Camarillo said.
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Posted by Elizabeth Vargas
The congreso, or congress, was created in 2006 by nine national organizations, including the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), the William C. Velasquez Institute and Southwest Voter.
The congreso was a response to grassroots community leaders who felt the U.S. Congress wasn’t acting on issues that matter to Latinos, Camarillo said.
For complete article, click here
Posted by Elizabeth Vargas
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