20 Rising Latino Stars of 2012

[cawacko]

Saw this in the local paper and thought it was kind of interesting. Several of these individuals will have prominent speaking spots at the RNC and DNC conventions.

From a Republican perspective they have no hope with the black vote and have pretty much given up (it seems) in trying to get it. From a Latino perspective Republicans do seem to make an effort to win over those voters (although their policy and attitude towards illegals makes it an uphill battle). In California Republicans lost the Latino vote (except for Arnold) with Prop 187 (is that the right one?) back in the '90's. In other states they seem to do better. Seeing as Latinos are now the largest minority group in America and while leaning Democratic don't vote in a monolithic block their vote will be fought hard over for years as they hold the key to several key electoral states.


http://blog.sfgate.com/nov05electio...ical-rising-stars-of-2012-with-photo-gallery/

 

[blackascoal]

Interesting

Given the history, one would hispanics to be heavily democratic, even though the 20 rising stars seem about evenly split between democrats and republicans. That may in part be due to republican recognition that due to changing demographics, they need to promote and highlight hispanics among them. And given those changing demographics, it's a wise move by republicans.

Too early to tell if that strategy can work while at the same time having people like Jan Brewer on your team.

Obama can count on about 65-70% of the hispanic vote.