Dems up Latino outreach

“A group of former Clinton administration officials not fully satisfied with the Democratic National Committee’s outreach to the Hispanic community are participating in a soon-to-be launched multimillion-dollar effort to brand the Democratic Party among Hispanic residents.

While Democratic leaders and party officials say they will continue what they call their aggressive and long-standing efforts to court Hispanics, outside allied groups such as the New Democrat Network, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and People for the American Way are stepping up operations in hopes of translating the high political energy among Hispanics into Democratic votes.”

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