Taking a Gamble on the Latino Vote: The Nevada Caucus, Part I

Saturday, January 19, will be a historic day. For the first time in American history, Latinos will have a major voice in picking the presidential nominees. For the first time, the state of Nevada, with a large Latino population, will hold an early and therefore influential caucus.

I’ll be travelling to the state to provide some first-hand accounts of the efforts there to reach out to the Latino community and get them to participate by the Democratic Party, the unions, and outside organizations. And I’ll be attending a caucus where there is expected to be high Latino turnout to see how successful those efforts are. But first some background to set the stage.

Nevada has had caucuses since the 1960s, but they have always come late, and have been low-turnout affairs. Less than 1 percent of eligible voters participated in the 2004 caucus. Perhaps this low level of participation is simply part of Nevada’s character—even in the general election in 2004, Nevada ranked forty-second in voter turnout.”*

*From: www.tcf.org
Traducido: usando Google o Altavista/Babel Fish

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