The ¡Si, Se Puede! Test for Obama

Editor’s note: Senator Barack Obama is not popular among Latino voters but he’s trying to change that, especially in the western states as the primaries draw near. He’s got a big gap to fill, according to NAM Associate Editor Earl Ofari Hutchinson.

I recently had a discussion with a good friend who heads a prominent Latino social service agency in Los Angeles about the White House prospects of Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama. He lowered his voice and shamefacedly said that many Latinos that he talked with scoffed or sneered at the idea of voting for Obama.

When I asked why, his answer was blunt. They just can’t see themselves voting for a black guy. The disdain, or less charitably bigotry, that he said many Latinos express toward Obama is anecdotal and can hardly be taken as the sentiment of most Latinos. But that some expressed that sentiment is not surprising.”*

*From: http://news.ncmonline.com
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