Obama must make himself known to Hispanic voters From: dallasnews.com
Tagged: Barack Obama, border, hispanic votersPosted on: June 9th, 2008
Barack Obama won ugly. He lost most of the final contests. He lost key states by landslide margins, even after everyone besides Hillary Rodham Clinton agreed the race was over. He struggled to connect with blue-collar whites.
And – less talked about – he revealed a serious vulnerability with the fastest-growing part of the electorate, losing 2-1 among Hispanics in some places.
“The Hispanic community is one that cannot be taken for granted,” said Rep. Henry Cuellar of Laredo, a Clinton supporter whose border district gave Mrs. Clinton more votes than any other in Texas’ primary in March.”*
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