Obama Faces Steep Climb For Latino Votes In California

After losing this week’s Nevada caucuses to Hillary Clinton in part because of an overwhelming Latino vote on her behalf, rival Barack Obama is struggling to avoid a repeat scenario in the all-important Feb. 5 primary in California.

Latino voters are expected to account for as much as a quarter of all voters in the upcoming Golden State primary and, according to numerous political observers, Obama faces a steep, uphill climb in winning their support.

“He has to become better known,” said Jamie Regalado, director of the Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs at California State University Los Angeles, pointing to Obama’s weak name recognition within Latino communities. “It’s a tough deal,” Regalado said.”*

*From: http://www.huffingtonpost.com
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