http://www.hispanictips.com A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos Fri, 16 May 2008 15:43:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 en http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/16/where-do-latinos-go-now-latino-voters-who-supported-sen-hillary-clinton-by-a-2-to-1-margin-in-the-primary-elections-could-face-a-different-choice-in-november-if-clinton-is-out-of-the-race-latino/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/16/where-do-latinos-go-now-latino-voters-who-supported-sen-hillary-clinton-by-a-2-to-1-margin-in-the-primary-elections-could-face-a-different-choice-in-november-if-clinton-is-out-of-the-race-latino/#comments Fri, 16 May 2008 14:56:48 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/16/where-do-latinos-go-now-latino-voters-who-supported-sen-hillary-clinton-by-a-2-to-1-margin-in-the-primary-elections-could-face-a-different-choice-in-november-if-clinton-is-out-of-the-race-latino/ "No one has bragging rights over the Latino vote, not yet. And after the massive immigrant rights marches of 2006, the old token "tamale politics" won't work — if they ever did.

With Sen. Barack Obama emerging as the probable opponent to Republican Sen. John McCain, the Latino media and blogosphere have been abuzz with speculation on how the two might fare head-to-head.

Obama did poorly among Latinos against Sen. Hillary Clinton (On Super Tuesday, Latinos voted for Clinton by a 2-to-1 margin). The conventional wisdom has been that he is woefully vulnerable in this demographic. But McCain is not necessarily ideally positioned, according to Los Angeles political columnist Pilar Marrero. " HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/16/where-do-latinos-go-now-latino-voters-who-supported-sen-hillary-clinton-by-a-2-to-1-margin-in-the-primary-elections-could-face-a-different-choice-in-november-if-clinton-is-out-of-the-race-latino/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/15/character-will-help-mccain-earn-hispanic-votes/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/15/character-will-help-mccain-earn-hispanic-votes/#comments Thu, 15 May 2008 12:34:09 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/15/character-will-help-mccain-earn-hispanic-votes/ "FOR MANY CONSERVATIVES, Sen. John McCain is not their favorite Republican. They think he's built a career at their expense, painting them as fools and bigots. They resent his holier-than-thou attitude. And they're not inclined to trust anyone who has been so fawned over by the national media.

Curiously, a lot of liberal Democrats feel the same way about McCain. He isn't their favorite Republican either — but it's because they know he'll be tough to beat in November. They would have preferred to run against someone more extreme and easier to demonize. That's not John McCain." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/15/character-will-help-mccain-earn-hispanic-votes/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/14/clinton-hopes-puerto-ricans-boost-her-popular-vote-tally/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/14/clinton-hopes-puerto-ricans-boost-her-popular-vote-tally/#comments Wed, 14 May 2008 16:20:30 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/14/clinton-hopes-puerto-ricans-boost-her-popular-vote-tally/ "As Hillary Clinton's bid for the Democratic presidential nomination loses steam on the mainland, it's full speed ahead in Puerto Rico, which holds one of the last remaining primaries June 1.

Her focus on the island has some political observers wondering why. Clinton has fallen behind her opponent, Sen. Barack Obama, and it seems mathematically impossible for her to attain the number of delegates needed to lock the nomination in the handful of contests left.

Meanwhile, she continues to go after Puerto Rico's 55 pledged delegates." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/14/clinton-hopes-puerto-ricans-boost-her-popular-vote-tally/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/14/obama-needs-to-be-cautious-with-latinos/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/14/obama-needs-to-be-cautious-with-latinos/#comments Wed, 14 May 2008 14:01:53 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/14/obama-needs-to-be-cautious-with-latinos/ "When Barack Obama strolled over to the “barrio” last week, he took a calculated risk.

There, in the left corner of the House chamber where Hispanic Democrats gather during floor votes, the presidential candidate walked into territory dominated by fierce loyalists of his Democratic rival, Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Protocol demanded that Obama not be too pushy, not too ready to act as the “presumptive nominee,” especially on a day when Clinton had vowed to stay in the presidential race despite Obama’s growing tally of votes for the party nomination.

But he is going to need the Latino leaders — really need them — if he heads the Democratic ticket this year. And the Congressional Hispanic Caucus knows it." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/14/obama-needs-to-be-cautious-with-latinos/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/14/latinos-in-home-state-feel-bond-with-mccain/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/14/latinos-in-home-state-feel-bond-with-mccain/#comments Wed, 14 May 2008 13:56:51 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/14/latinos-in-home-state-feel-bond-with-mccain/ "For many conservatives, John McCain is not their favorite Republican. They think he's built a career at their expense, painting them as fools and bigots. They resent his holier-than-thou attitude. And they're not inclined to trust anyone who has been so fawned over by the national media.

Curiously, a lot of liberal Democrats feel the same way about McCain. He isn't their favorite Republican either - but it's because they know he'll be tough to beat in November. They would have preferred to run against someone more extreme and easier to demonize. That's not John McCain." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/14/latinos-in-home-state-feel-bond-with-mccain/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/13/mccain-accepts-questionable-invitation-minutemen-upset-he-is-going-to-la-razas-annual-convention/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/13/mccain-accepts-questionable-invitation-minutemen-upset-he-is-going-to-la-razas-annual-convention/#comments Tue, 13 May 2008 16:16:34 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/13/mccain-accepts-questionable-invitation-minutemen-upset-he-is-going-to-la-razas-annual-convention/ "John McCain is generating outrage among a border watch organization for accepting an invitation to a controversial Hispanic group.



Al Garza, national executive director of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps, is expressing outrage over Senator McCain's (R-Arizona) planned attendance to the annual convention of the National Council of La Raza. Garza claims the group espouses the re-conquering of the southwestern United States for assimilation back into Mexico." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/13/mccain-accepts-questionable-invitation-minutemen-upset-he-is-going-to-la-razas-annual-convention/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/13/few-immigrants-but-hot-debate-before-west-virginia-primary-today/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/13/few-immigrants-but-hot-debate-before-west-virginia-primary-today/#comments Tue, 13 May 2008 15:03:55 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/13/few-immigrants-but-hot-debate-before-west-virginia-primary-today/ "Here in tiny Bruceton Mills — one of the least Hispanic towns in the union's least Hispanic state, which hosts a Democratic primary today — the subject of illegal immigration has become a hot topic.

"It's a terrible problem," said James Britton, who owns Things 'n Stuff, a combo restaurant-gift shop-hardware store in Bruceton Mills, which according to the U.S. Census has no Hispanic residents.

Britton, a Republican, remains a big fan of Fred Thompson and his anti-immigration sentiments. This fall, he said, he'll reluctantly vote for John McCain, the presumptive GOP nominee, whose support for legalization of illegal immigrants rankles many locals." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/13/few-immigrants-but-hot-debate-before-west-virginia-primary-today/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/florida-republicans-court-hispanics-at-orlando-conference/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/florida-republicans-court-hispanics-at-orlando-conference/#comments Mon, 12 May 2008 16:55:02 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/florida-republicans-court-hispanics-at-orlando-conference/ "Florida's Republicans are gathering Saturday in Orlando to shore up support among Hispanics as the presidential election nears — part of a long-term strategy to earn the community's votes for good.

Among the heavy-hitters attending the Republican Hispanic Conference: Luis Fortuño, the front-runner gubernatorial candidate from Puerto Rico; U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez; and U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez of Florida.

"What you can expect to see is a lot of people excited, discussing how to get the word of Republican principles to the Hispanic community," said Marcos Marchena, an Orlando attorney who is chairman of the party's Hispanic Leadership Council.
" HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/florida-republicans-court-hispanics-at-orlando-conference/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/is-colorados-ken-salazar-in-the-mix-for-obamas-vp/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/is-colorados-ken-salazar-in-the-mix-for-obamas-vp/#comments Mon, 12 May 2008 16:54:28 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/is-colorados-ken-salazar-in-the-mix-for-obamas-vp/ "The road to the Democratic presidential nomination culminates in Denver. Could the vice presidential nomination also run through Colorado?

With the prospects of the "dream team" slate of Obama and Hillary Clinton fading, Salon lists Sen. Ken Salazar as one of 15 potential running mates for prohibitive favorite Barack Obama." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/is-colorados-ken-salazar-in-the-mix-for-obamas-vp/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/oreilly-vs-mccain-on-immigration/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/oreilly-vs-mccain-on-immigration/#comments Mon, 12 May 2008 16:53:16 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/oreilly-vs-mccain-on-immigration/ "When John McCain launched his Spanish-language website earlier this week, I commented that immigration would be a tough issue for him during the general election (and possibly problematic for Democrats too).

Even Bill O'Reilly gave him a gentle jab when McCain appeared on his show yesterday." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/oreilly-vs-mccain-on-immigration/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/think-progress-%c2%bb-mccain-ad-contains-dubious-spanish-translation-on-new-immigration-policies/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/think-progress-%c2%bb-mccain-ad-contains-dubious-spanish-translation-on-new-immigration-policies/#comments Mon, 12 May 2008 16:24:56 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/think-progress-%c2%bb-mccain-ad-contains-dubious-spanish-translation-on-new-immigration-policies/ "Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) latest effort to have it both ways on immgration is illustrated in a new English narrated Spanish-language ad. In the ad, McCain touts “pro-innovation immigration policies” in English (a move to seemingly appease the right wing base), but the Spanish text that appears simultaneous to that declaration trumpets “Immigration Policy Innovation,” a term that makes it sound like he supports comprehensive immigration reform." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/think-progress-%c2%bb-mccain-ad-contains-dubious-spanish-translation-on-new-immigration-policies/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/florida-now-has-more-hispanic-voters-registered-democratic-than-republican/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/florida-now-has-more-hispanic-voters-registered-democratic-than-republican/#comments Mon, 12 May 2008 15:51:07 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/florida-now-has-more-hispanic-voters-registered-democratic-than-republican/ "" HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/florida-now-has-more-hispanic-voters-registered-democratic-than-republican/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/carl-levin-tells-grand-rapids-hispanic-caucus-that-odds-are-against-hillary-clinton/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/carl-levin-tells-grand-rapids-hispanic-caucus-that-odds-are-against-hillary-clinton/#comments Mon, 12 May 2008 15:47:56 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/carl-levin-tells-grand-rapids-hispanic-caucus-that-odds-are-against-hillary-clinton/ "While conceding Hillary Clinton's chances of winning the Democratic Party's nomination for president are fading, U.S. Sen. Carl Levin on Saturday stopped short of calling for her to withdraw from the race.

"The odds are against her," Levin said. But he added, "It's not over until one of the candidates says it's over, but that's not the situation."

More certain is that the Democratic National Committee will seat Michigan's delegation at the convention in Denver this August, predicted Levin, a member of a committee proposing a compromise on how the delegates should be divided between Clinton and Barack Obama." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/carl-levin-tells-grand-rapids-hispanic-caucus-that-odds-are-against-hillary-clinton/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/mccain-unconcerned-on-hispanic-issue-backlash/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/mccain-unconcerned-on-hispanic-issue-backlash/#comments Mon, 12 May 2008 15:44:20 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/mccain-unconcerned-on-hispanic-issue-backlash/ "John McCain spent a considerable portion of his news conference in Phoenix last week outlining his presidential campaign’s new efforts to reach Hispanic voters." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/mccain-unconcerned-on-hispanic-issue-backlash/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/did-you-know-mccain-voted-for-a-proposal-to-make-english-the-national-language-in-2006/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/did-you-know-mccain-voted-for-a-proposal-to-make-english-the-national-language-in-2006/#comments Mon, 12 May 2008 15:36:20 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/did-you-know-mccain-voted-for-a-proposal-to-make-english-the-national-language-in-2006/ "he voted for a proposal to make English the national language?" HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/did-you-know-mccain-voted-for-a-proposal-to-make-english-the-national-language-in-2006/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/democrats-wrong-on-cutting-mexican-anti-drug-aid/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/democrats-wrong-on-cutting-mexican-anti-drug-aid/#comments Mon, 12 May 2008 15:21:08 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/democrats-wrong-on-cutting-mexican-anti-drug-aid/ "The murder of the acting chief of Mexico's federal police amid an unprecedented wave of drug gang attacks on security officials will soon become a major issue in the U.S. presidential candidates' escalating war for Hispanic votes.

Until now, Republicans and Democrats had tried to make as little noise as possible about the Bush administration's Mérida Initiative, a request for $500 million to help Mexico fight its drug cartels. They hoped to pass it quietly, fearing that a high-profile debate would stir up political passions on both sides of the border and kill the proposal.

But with drug war violence in Mexico escalating to record levels in recent memory, that's changing fast." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/democrats-wrong-on-cutting-mexican-anti-drug-aid/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/lulac-sued-texas-democratic-party-over-primary-delegates/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/lulac-sued-texas-democratic-party-over-primary-delegates/#comments Mon, 12 May 2008 14:59:26 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/lulac-sued-texas-democratic-party-over-primary-delegates/ "he Texas Democratic Party was sued Friday by Latino advocacy groups that contend the complicated primary and caucus system used in the March 4 presidential primary unfairly diluted Latino votes.

The League of United Latin American Citizens of Texas and the Mexican American Bar Association of Houston sued in federal court, arguing the party failed to seek clearance required by the U.S. Justice Department for the so-called "Texas Two Step." The groups also argue the system effectively discriminates against Latino voters by giving them fewer delegates." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/12/lulac-sued-texas-democratic-party-over-primary-delegates/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/09/democrats-are-touting-their-expanding-hold-on-hispanic-voters-in-florida-but-gop-officials-say-they-will-turn-hispanic-voters-out-in-force-in-2008/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/09/democrats-are-touting-their-expanding-hold-on-hispanic-voters-in-florida-but-gop-officials-say-they-will-turn-hispanic-voters-out-in-force-in-2008/#comments Fri, 09 May 2008 13:10:17 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/09/democrats-are-touting-their-expanding-hold-on-hispanic-voters-in-florida-but-gop-officials-say-they-will-turn-hispanic-voters-out-in-force-in-2008/ "Hispanic voters registered as Democrats have overtaken Hispanic Republicans in Florida, signaling a trend that, if it continues, could have far-reaching implications for the 2008 election and U.S. foreign policy.

Until now, the politically influential, mostly Republican Cuban-American community in Miami-Dade made Florida the only state in the country where, among Hispanics, Republicans outnumbered Democrats.

April voter registration statistics show 418,339 Hispanic Democrats statewide, compared to 415,068 Hispanic Republicans and 345,108 registered with neither party, according to a Florida Democratic Party analysis of state data. The state provides registration data sorted by party and race to the public only in the month before an election." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/09/democrats-are-touting-their-expanding-hold-on-hispanic-voters-in-florida-but-gop-officials-say-they-will-turn-hispanic-voters-out-in-force-in-2008/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/with-55-delegates-puerto-rico-eager-for-primary-limelight/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/with-55-delegates-puerto-rico-eager-for-primary-limelight/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 17:55:19 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/with-55-delegates-puerto-rico-eager-for-primary-limelight/ "Now Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory for more than 100 years, has a place at the center of American political debate. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama are competing for 55 delegates to be chosen in a June 1 Democratic primary. The island also has eight superdelegates.

"We're going to enjoy every minute of the attention," the president of the Puerto Rican Senate, Kenneth D. McClintock, said during a recent visit to the nation's capital." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/with-55-delegates-puerto-rico-eager-for-primary-limelight/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/mccains-quest-for-the-hispanic-vote/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/mccains-quest-for-the-hispanic-vote/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 15:50:29 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/mccains-quest-for-the-hispanic-vote/ "In order to remain competitive in the general election, John McCain will have to perform a Herculean task: Court the Hispanic vote without alienating the base of the Republican Party.

Maverick McCain is currently viewed with suspicion by both camps. Hispanic immigration activists insist that Mr. McCain's current proposal which emphasizes enforcing the border first and then establishing a temporary worker program is insufficient. On the other hand, many conservatives will not support Mr. McCain if he appears weak on immigration" HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/mccains-quest-for-the-hispanic-vote/feed/