‘Unknown’ Obama struggling to woo California Hispanics
Tagged: advertising campaign, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, population, Spanish-language
“Obama? We just don’t know him,” says Hortensia, a Mexican arts and crafts seller at a bustling market in East Los Angeles, the heart of this city’s Hispanic community.
With just days to go until California holds its crucial February 5 primary, Hortensia’s sentiments are a common refrain among Democrat-leaning Hispanics as they weigh the merits of front-runners Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
Both Obama and Clinton have aggressively courted Hispanics, who account for roughly one third of California’s population, launching Spanish-language advertising campaigns and mixing with Latino communities.”*
*From: afp.google.com
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Filed Under: 1. Hispanic News, Election 2008, Politics, Top Stories
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