Hispanic vote sprouting muscles - Colorado

Posted on: November 2nd, 2006
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“Hispanic leaders predict that Colorado will show the nation’s biggest jump in Hispanic voter turnout in this year’s general election, driven by what they call “insulting” anti-illegal immigration ads.

“The anti-immigration commercials are very insulting to the Latino community,” said Polly Baca, executive director of the Latin American Research and Service Agency. She said the ads encourage bias against all people of Hispanic heritage, and she predicted they will backfire against candidates using them by bringing out Hispanics to vote against them.”

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