Opportunity to earn Latino votes looms - Maria Elena Salinas

They all want to make English the official language of the United States, but they will be participating in a forum that will be broadcast in Spanish. No, it’s not another reversal on a position by prominent political candidates, but rather the acknowledgment by Republican presidential hopefuls that Latinos, the fastest-growing constituency of voters, can be better reached en español.

After being postponed for almost two months due to “scheduling” conflicts, the much-anticipated Republican Forum is finally set to air Sunday, Dec. 9. Like the Democratic Forum back in September, it will be held at the University of Miami and broadcast on Univision, for whom I work, and it will make history.”*

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