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TODAY'S STORIES
09.07.2008
Luring Latinos

The presidential race may be decided by how the Latino-Hispanic populations vote. Will there be a big turnout? Who will get the lion's share of the ballots? Remember Florida, Texas, Colorado, New Mexico and industrial states with large numbers of people of Latin American origin are at stake.

An article by Josh Gerstein in Monday's New York Sun reminds us of this easily forgotten fact. And that reminds me that, not so long ago, I pointed out that, for intrinsically philosophical reasons as well as the raw business of politics, Senator Ken Salazar would make an ideal candidate for vice president.

Posted: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 3:00 PM with 2 comment(s)

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lymon1 said:

Obama will get the lion's share, because 1) he's pledged to pass green card amnesty within 9 months of taking office and 2) while McCain may not be against green card amnesty, the GOP is and is perceived as anti-Latino.

The irony is there is no single policy move more damaging to the African-American underclass than bringing 12-20 million mostly low-skilled, low-wage workers "out of the shadows."   But hey, why should baby boomers be the only special interest group that gets pandered to?

One thought: if these "large numbers of people" were of Arab origin, would Martz be pushing for a John Sunnunu unity ticket?  

July 9, 2008 4:43 PM

The Spine said:

I've been pushing--not that anyone seems to care--Ken Salazar as the ideal Democratic nominee for

August 15, 2008 12:04 PM

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