Clinton, Obama, and Latino Voting
| February 19th, 2008I wanted to point out an excellent collection of links at AngryBrownButch’s blog. She’s collected thoughtful pieces looking at Clinton’s notable (but shrinking) advantage among Latin@ voters.
Several of the links rebut the “Latinos won’t vote for blacks” common wisdom that’s been floating around. ABB’s links point out that historically, there have been many elections where Latinas and Latinos have voted strongly for black candidates; that “black” and “Latino” are not mutually exclusive; and that Clinton’s campaign simply did a much better job of outreach to the Latino community:
She has hired an independent Latino pollster and aired significantly more Spanish language radio and television ads. This must be contrasted with the Obama campaign’s anemic and particularly ineffective outreach effort to the Latino segment of the electorate.
Anyhow, well worth checking out.
