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Award-winning journalist Jackeline Cacho is chosen as Master of Ceremonies for the 79th Annual LULAC National Convention’s Presidential Reception featuring Senator Hillary Clinton on July 11, 2008. In Addition Jackeline is meeting personally with leaders and politicians such as LULAC National President Rosa Rosales, Treasurer of the United States Ana Cabral, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa of Los Angeles as well as Senator John McCain, to discuss the image of Latinos in American media and her new television show entitled “En Familia with Jackeline Cacho” which is designed to show the real face of Latino’s on American television.

Washington, DC (PRWEB) July 10, 2008 — Award winning journalist Jackeline Cacho is chosen as Master of Ceremonies for the 79th Annual LULAC National Convention’s Presidential Reception featuring Senator Hillary Clinton on July 11, 2008.
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The largest annual event of its kind in the United States, the 79th annual LULAC national convention is being hosted in Washington, D.C., and runs from July 7 through July 12, 2008 where an estimated 15,000 political, community and business leaders are uniting in the nation’s capital to discuss the impact of the Latino vote that is taking center stage at this year’s presidential election.

“This election year is a true reflection of the increased mobilization of Latinos,” said LULAC National President Rosa Rosales. “We are delighted to have Ms. Jackeline Cacho to be Master of Ceremonies for our Presidential reception with Senator Hillary Clinton. Jackeline is a true leader in the Latino community and we support her new TV show which will show the Real Face of Latino’s in America.”

Ms. Jackeline Cacho, who has most recently been selected as one of the Top 25 Most Influential Latina Women in America by Latino Leaders Magazine in it’s April 2008 edition and is in development on her ground-breaking TV show entitled “En Familia with Jackeline Cacho” says, “I am very honored to be representing fellow Latinos at such an important event where our voting power in America is being recognized and promoted by the current and future leaders of this great country”.

On the first day of the convention Jackeline met personally with Senator John McCain, Treasurer of the United States Ana Cabral and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa of Los Angeles to discuss how the Latino population is not being presented properly today in the American Media and how her new TV show “En Familia with Jackeline Cacho” is a catalyst for positive change. Both leaders were very supportive and offered their support as Jackeline develops her ground-breaking show. “I am the Mayor of the most diverse Latino population in the country so I know it is very important to have the real face of Latino’s presented properly in the media, and I believe that your show has the right format for today’s Latino’s,” said Mayor Villaraigosa.

Presidential candidate Barack Obama also attended the conference and delivered a moving speech to to the LULAC conventions highly influential Latino leaders in an effort to capture the powerful Latino vote in time for the Presidential election.

The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) advances the economic condition, educational attainment, political influence, health and civil rights of Hispanic Americans through community-based programs operating at more than 700 LULAC councils nationwide
Ms. Cacho’s television show is currently in development and is designed to be a magnet for today’s American Latino’s. “We are so excited to be receiving such great support from the entire Latino community and we are working very hard to make sure that the Real Face of Latinos in America will soon be seen on American TV.” Said Ms. Cacho.

In addition to being recognized by Latino Leaders magazine, Ms. Cacho is also currently Ambassador and National Spokesperson for The Peace Alliance, has proudly represented The City of Hope as Official National Spokesperson for The “La Gota De La Vida” campaign, and has also been awarded “Advocate Of The Year” from the Latin Business Association (2007), “National Television News Personality of the Year” from the Hispanic Women’s Professional Association (2006), and has received many other awards and recognition throughout her vast career in media.

Headquartered in Los Angeles, Ca., Ms. Jackeline Cacho is co-founder of JC Enterprises, Inc., Finding Productions, and Sunlight Art Designs which are privately held companies focused on bringing the best television, events, entertainment, and publications to the Latin community. For business inquiries or customized sponsorship packages please contact business manager Gary Christmas at 714.915.1183 or just visit Jackeline Cacho’s website.”*

Friday morning, Henry Cisneros gave America’s editorial cartoonists the respect they may or may not deserve but, certainly, seldom get.

The former Clinton administration HUD secretary, ex-mayor of San Antonio and tarnished political star of the U.S. Hispanic community left a meeting with Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton in Washington, D.C., in order to fly a circuitous over-night route to San Antonio that got him to the city at 8 AM in time to give a speech to the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists.”*

Presumptive presidential nominees Senators Barack Obama (D-IL) and John McCain (R-AZ) will speak at the League of United Latin American Citizens during the organization’s national convention at the Washington Hilton Hotel on July 8th. Senators Hillary Clinton (D-NY) will appear at the organization’s Presidential Banquet on Friday, July 11th. All three Senators underscore the importance candidates are placing on the Latino vote in the upcoming election.

McCain will speak at LULAC’s Unity Luncheon at noon on July 8 in the International Ballroom of the Hilton at 1919 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Obama will speak at an “Open Dialogue with Obama” Forum on the same day at 4:30 p.m. in the International Ballroom. Senator Clinton is scheduled to address the convention’s Presidential Awards Banquet at 7 p.m. on July 11.

The Presidential candidates Senator Obama and Senator McCain will appear before hundreds of Latino leaders from across the country, community, political and business leaders at the 79th annual convention of the nation’s oldest and largest Hispanic advocacy group. “The candidates are vigorously vying for the Latino vote,” said Rosa Rosales, LULAC National President of the 115,000-member organization. “Our voting power has been an important factor in the last decade and it is becoming more critical with each election, particularly in key battleground states such as Florida, Ohio, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada and Florida. At least 9.2 million Latinos will cast their votes this November.”

LULAC, a nonpartisan civil rights organization, is participating in a nationwide voter registration drive aimed at significantly increasing the Hispanic vote in the Nov. 4 election. According to the Pew Hispanic Center, “Hispanics constitute a sizable share of the electorate in four of the six states that President Bush carried by margins of five percentage points or fewer in 2004 — New Mexico (where Hispanics make up 37% of the state’s eligible electorate); Florida (14%); Nevada (12%) and Colorado (12%). All four are expected to be closely contested once again in 2008.”

The theme of LULAC’s convention, America’s Latino Community Center Stage, highlights the importance of Latino voters in determining the next president. “Every year the LULAC national convention draws attention to the challenges facing Latino,” said Ms. Rosales. “This year will be no exception as we focus on such issues as voter participation, education, immigration and health care reform and the need to increase Latino representation in the highest levels of government and corporate governance. We are delighted that Senator Obama, Senator Clinton and Senator McCain will be joining us as we work on these critical issues.

For more information or to register for the convention visit,

About four months ago, I wrote a column that disputed that popular theory. Sure, some Latinos are racist since there are racists in every ethnic and racial group, but I hadn’t seen any evidence that the problem is worse among Hispanics.

Therefore, I argued, you couldn’t dismiss overwhelming Latino support for Sen. Hillary Clinton over Obama as the result of racism.”*

Sen. Martin Sandoval (D-Chicago) was one of just a tiny handful of Illinois Democratic state legislators who backed Hillary Clinton’s presidential bid instead of local favorite Barack Obama.

Sandoval’s district and most of the Chicago area’s Latino precincts went for Clinton in the February primary, so it probably was a smart move. Plus, Sandoval has been engaged in a full-blown Statehouse war with Senate President Emil Jones for well more than a year, so backing Clinton against Jones’ political Godson had its “stick in the eye” advantages.”*

Federico Peña (wikipedia), former transportation secretary and Denver mayor, is now leading Barack Obama’s nationwide Latino outreach strategy.

Already Obama’s national campaign co-chairman, Peña is taking on the additional role to help familiarize Latino voters with the Illinois senator. Hillary Clinton, who dropped out of the presidential race earlier this month, received the bulk of Latino support during the primary season. “*

Most of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus have shifted their support from Hillary Clinton to Barack Obama and are vowing to help Democrats win the Latino vote.

Obama met with the caucus Tuesday evening in what attendees said was a cordial meeting and the first time many had met or had any significant discussion with Obama. Only one of the four female Hispanic caucus members attended.”*

Patti Solis Doyle was a long-time assistant to Hillary Clinton. She began her association with Clinton as her assistant during Bill Clinton’s campaign for president in 1992. Solis Doyle then served as Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager during her senate runs in 2000 and 2006. Until February of this year, she was Clinton’s campaign manager in her bid for the Democratic nomination. She is credited with coining the term “Hillaryland”, a term describing Clinton’s close circle of advisors. Solis Doyle has a long history in political campaigning, working on both Richard M. Daily’s campaign for Mayor of Chicago and her brother’s campaign for an alderman post in their native Chicag”*

A new national survey of Latino voters shows Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama with a nearly 3-to-1 advantage over his rival, Republican John McCain.

The survey found that 60 percent of Latinos planned to vote for Obama, compared to 23 percent for McCain, while 16 percent were undecided. Latino Decisions, a joint effort between Pacific Market Research and University of Washington political scientists Matt Barreto and Gary Segura, conducted the poll by telephone June 1-12.

Workers reached 800 Latino voters in 21 states. Among Democrats, the survey found that during primary contests, 57 percent had supported Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton versus 35 percent who supported Obama. During those months, many political observers questioned whether Obama would successfully woo Latino voters. The results of the survey clearly suggest the Latino vote was not anti-Obama during the primaries, and that going into the general election, he has easily built a large lead among Latino voters.

Obama’s lead among Latinos is consistent among those born in the U.S. and those born abroad. Among U.S.-born Latinos, Obama leads McCain 57 percent to 26 percent, and among foreign-born Latinos, 64 percent to 21 percent.

Likewise, Obama does well among Latinos across many states. In California, he leads 66 percent to 20 percent; in New York, 65 percent to 20 percent; in Texas, 61 percent to 22 percent. Combining data in the four southwestern states expected to be key battlegrounds — New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado and Nevada — Obama leads McCain 57 percent to 31 percent among Latino voters. In Florida, where about half of Latino voters are Cuban-American, Obama has 43 percent to McCain’s 42 percent. The poll’s margin of error is 3.5 percent.

In 2008, the Latino vote is expected to increase to 9 million or about 8 percent. By comparison, 7.6 million Latinos voted in 2004 and 5.9 million in 2000.

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For more information, contact Barreto at mbarreto@u.washington.edu or Segura at gmsegura@u.washington.edu. For more information about Latino Decisions, go to www.pacificmarketresearch.com/ld/index.html .”

With the focus now squarely on the general election, the pressure intensifies to work those pieces of the demographic pie that could mean The White House. Among the tastier slices? U.S. Latino voters.

Ten years ago, at just under 11% of the U.S. population, the U.S. Hispanic market began drawing interest in earnest, some pointing to untapped spending, others to the potential for playing a decisive role in an election. Even so, efforts have been piecemeal and adjunct. Today, at just over 15% of the population and growing, campaigns are finally getting game, dedicating larger budgets and integrating efforts earlier. More important than the percentage of the U.S. population that is Latino is the percentage of the voting public they represent in many key states as demonstrated in the recent Democratic primary contests.

In Texas, Latino participation went from 24% in 2004 to 32% this year. In California, where roughly a third of the population is Latino, 1.2 million Latinos voted – the highest total of any state – representing a whopping 29% of the total vote. This is a dramatic increase from the 2004 primaries where Latinos accounted for just 16% of the total vote. According to studies by the Pew Hispanic Center, Latinos’ stake of the Democratic primary vote increased significantly since 2004 in 15 other states, including Arizona, Nevada, New Jersey and New Mexico.

What could be bringing Latino voters out in such record numbers? It could be the record amounts being spent on Spanish and English language ads targeting Latinos; however, the proportion of dollars spent to the relative increase in voter turnout doesn’t support this idea.

And although more attention than ever is focused on the Latino electorate, media still struggles with how to characterize Latino voters and campaigns how to decisively galvanize their support.

Why should this group be so hard to get a handle on?

Perhaps it’s because the descriptor “Latino” tends to be erroneously interpreted as meaning this is a homogeneous group or, at least as an electorate, a group that shares the same general cluster of characteristics somewhat discrete from other groups. In my experience when there is some acknowledgement of heterogeneity it is typically in terms of different levels of “acculturation,” a concept I heartily dissuade clients and all comers alike to discard as virtually useless.

The problem with applying the term “acculturation” to the U.S. Latino experience is that there is no specific definition, only the vague inference that people progress along an implicitly linear continuum of mainstream American-ness going from “Less American” to “More American” until they are “fully acculturated.”

But more or less American than whom or what? A flourishing advertising and marketing industry spends tens of millions of dollars each year carefully dissecting and targeting all different kinds of Americans.

Going back to the homogeneity assumption, when it comes to trying to differentiate Latinos as a group from other groups, the temptation is to focus on cultural differences such as the much-touted family-centric ethos. I contend this is not relevant when addressing Latinos as voters. Instead, I believe the focus needs to be on characteristics that correlate highly with being a U.S. Latino and are shared in common with other groups in order to understand their needs and draw support.

The average U.S. Latino has more children, earns less money and has a lower level of educational achievement than the average American. For Spanish language dominant Americans (22% of eligible Latino voters), the language barrier means there are fewer resources available to them, resulting in frustration and alienation. They feel no one understands the special challenges they face in raising their family in today’s society. Interestingly, in focus groups I’ve found these same feelings voiced by single mothers.

The lower paying jobs U.S. Latinos tend to hold typically don’t offer health insurance, further threatening the tentative foothold many have on economic survival – a worry they have in common with more and more Americans as the ranks of the middle class continue to shrink. Latinos also represent an unusually high proportion of family members serving in the Iraq war – a burden they share with low income Americans of all races and ethnicities.

The key to appealing to Latinos in this election year is understanding that they represent the hardest hit of the hardest hit in the current economic downturn and have the most to lose as the war grinds on in Iraq. Hillary Clinton’s relative success with Latino voters had nothing to do with Black-Brown tensions undermining Obama and everything to do with her campaign focus on the needs of working class people and the Bill Clinton legacy of a strong economy.

And while historically Latinos have leaned towards the Democratic Party, examination of Latino voter behavior over the last few elections suggests neither Democrats nor Republicans can count on party line support. In 2004 George Bush drew more than 40% of the Latino vote, and I would contend this was in large part due to his ability to appeal to the working class. And while the 2006 mid-term elections showed an overall decrease in Latino support of Republican Congressional and gubernatorial candidates and an overall increase in support of Democrats, Latinos split their ballots voting in record numbers for certain Republicans.

So why are Latinos turning out in record numbers to vote? Because not since the 1960s has so much been at stake for the lowest on the economic totem pole. The economy and the war have only worsened in the last two years. While these are important issues for everyone, for working class families their very survival hangs in the balance.

To carry the Latino vote in this election, the focus is simple… think “hardest hit of the hardest hit.” McCain has a good start in this direction. His Spanish language ads are direct and to the point, saying, “When it comes to filling up our shopping carts or gas tanks, we aren’t Democrats or Republicans. We’re Latinos suffering in this together…” and promising (however vague) solutions to these economic woes.

While Obama’s Latino-focused ads are hip, catchy and even moving (reggaeton beats to chants promising “Hope has arrived”), they do not address important needs or propose a plan of action. As Reina, an anonymous Latina in Los Angeles commented in response to seeing these ads, “It’s upbeat, but does he get how bad things are? Can he handle the challenges? What has he ever done?”

As Obama heads into the final months of the general election, if he wishes to garner the coveted Latino vote, he will have to present the answer to an even more important question: what will he do for Hispanics, the people on the front lines of our floundering economy.

Ines Poza, Ph.D., is the owner of Poza Consulting Services, a market research firm based in Santa Monica, CA providing research and strategic planning for media and consumer goods targeting general market and Latino audiences in the U.S. and Latin America. Contact Dr. Poza at 310.264.4637.

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The nomination fight is over, but the warring between the Obama and Clinton campaigns lives on.

The Obama team announced today that it had picked former Clinton campaign manager Patti Solis Doyle to serve on its general election staff. Fair enough: Solis Doyle is a native Chicagoan with deep ties to many senior Obama aides.

But Solis Doyle — who after her firing midway through the primaries is no longer on speaking terms with much of the Clinton inner circle, including the senator herself — has been tapped to serve as chief of staff to the future vice presidential running mate. Not exactly a signal that Obama is considering Hillary Clinton for the job.”*

By now for those interested and who care, have read all the ana-lysts reports of what went wrong with the Hillary Clinton campaign for Presidency. 16 months ago it was considered a foregone conclusion that Hillary Clinton would be the Democratic Party’s candidate for President, Barack Obama was a mere oddity at the time, so to see her campaign fail offers us an opportunity to dissect what went wrong.

From all the pundits, political media experts, and commentaries the overwhelming theory was that Hillary was not able to break away from her ties to the old guard/insider image and did not represent a true chance for change. Coupled with this, from the very outset, the Hillary campaign was running as if it was a campaign focused on the November election outreaching to middle America. This was obvious in her wishy-washy stance on the war in Iraq, where she did not embrace a troop pullout and stated that the troops need to stay for the sake of stability, after this the anti-war core of the Democratic Party started looking around for a champion to carry their cause.”*

The race to the White House is in full gear. With the tense political atmosphere, the remaining presidential nominees need to sway Latino voters in swing states. Hispanics tend to reside in key battleground states, such as Florida and Texas that have traditionally been the focus of the candidates. The Pew Hispanic Center, a nonpartisan research organization, stated, “Hispanics constitute a sizable share of the electorate in four of the six states that President Bush carried by margins of five percentage points or fewer in 2004 — New Mexico (where Hispanics make up 37% of state’s eligible electorate); Florida (14%); Nevada (12%) and Colorado (12%). All four are expected to be closely contested once again in 2008.”

The pulse of Latino voters may be best observed this summer at the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) National Convention where an estimated 15,000 political, community and business leaders will unite in the nation’s capital to discuss the impact of the Latino vote that will take center stage at this year’s presidential election.
“This election year is a true reflection of the increased mobilization of Latinos,” said LULAC National President Rosa Rosales. “Each of the presidential nominees is clearly vying for the Latino vote, as our voting power has been a crucial factor in the last decade.”

Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain provided a statement to LULAC regarding the highly anticipated 2008 presidential election. “Over the next five months, we will debate the future direction of our country. In the end, the American people will recognize that I am ready to act to protect our country, grow our economy and reform our government. I appreciate the opportunity to share my vision for the future of America at the LULAC National Convention and look forward to participating.”

The theme for the 79th annual convention, America’s Latino Community Center Stage, will highlight the importance of Latino voters and their determination of the next U.S. President at a crucial time during a poignant presidential election.

“Every year, the LULAC National Convention brings to light the current and pressing issues that face Latinos,” stated Brent Wilkes, LULAC Executive Director.

At the forefront of the American people, concerns are raised about affordable healthcare and housing. Healthcare is a grave concern within the Hispanic community and has been ushered with a need for an immediate solution. Democratic presumptive nominee Senator Barack Obama stated, “I want to stop talking about the outrage of 15 million uninsured Hispanics in this country, the largest group of the uninsured in the U.S., and start actually doing something about it.”

Both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton provided LULAC with their Top Ten Issues Facing Latinos, which will be discussed at the Convention.

Scheduled for July 7 through July 12, 2008 in Washington, D.C., which is also the headquarters for LULAC, visitors can attend a FREE Expo and career fair which boasts hundreds of exhibitors. Appearances from Senators John McCain, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are expected; additionally, there will be an impressive lineup of nationally recognized speakers and presenters, along with world class entertainment.

The League of United Latin American Citizens advances the economic condition, educational attainment, political influence, health and civil rights of Hispanic Americans through community-based programs operating at more than 700 LULAC councils nationwide.”*

During the Democratic primary process, Hillary Clinton was the overwhelming favorite candidate among Latinos. Now that she’s out of contention, will their support shift to Barack Obama?

We take a closer look at black-Latino relations in the U.S., with a focus on Barack Obama’s pursuit of the White House.

Joining in are Mark Lopez, associate director of the Pew Hispanic Center; Lydia Camarillo, vice president of the Southwest Voter Registration and Education Project; and Oscar Garza, editor in chief of Tu Ciudad, a Los Angeles lifestyle magazine dedicated to Latinos.”*

Long before Barack Obama’s campaign slogan, “Yes We Can,” there was the Spanish version, “Si Se Puede.”

But Sen. Barack Obama hasn’t gained much traction among Latino voters.

Though Hillary Clinton has now endorsed Obama for the general election, no one is sure if Latinos will follow suit.

Mark Lopez, associate director of the Pew Hispanic Center, offers his insight and breaks down the numbers.”*

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, one of Sen. Hillary Clinton’s most loyal and active supporters in her bid for the presidency, went on national television Friday to throw his enthusiastic support behind Barack Obama, now that the Illinois senator has locked up the Democratic nomination.

The mayor, one of the nation’s most prominent Latino politicians, had served as the Clinton campaign’s national co-chair and campaigned hard for her during primaries in California, Nevada and Texas — helping Clinton’s successful effort to court Latino voters.

Appearing Friday afternoon on CNN, Villaraigosa promised to work just as hard for Obama, saying he would go “anywhere they ask me to go” to help defeat presumptive GOP nominee Sen. John McCain in November.”*

It might not be perfect, but the manner in which the presidential candidates are chosen in the United States works. We start out with several options, then narrow them down to two by process of elimination.

It’s probably one of the most democratic electoral systems in the world. Even so, it does have its downfalls.

When you have candidates from the same party running against each other, voters pick their favorites, but then when the primaries are over, they are forced to change their allegiance.”*

With the Democratic nomination in hand, Barack Obama is turning to Inland Rep. — and Hillary Clinton loyalist — Joe Baca for help wooing Hispanic voters.

The Illinois senator called Baca, chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, on Thursday afternoon, Baca, D-Rialto, said.

The call underscores both Obama’s push to unify Democrats and his need to address his problems with the Latino vote, a weakness exposed during his months-long battle with Sen. Clinton, D-N.Y.”*

The normally staid business of the State Democratic Convention was broken by a raucous vote in the Hispanic caucus on Friday. The shouting match centered on a proposal to send a motion to the nominating committee to respect the primary vote instead of allocating all the delegates to Sen. Barack Obama.

“It’s really nothing,” said Maria Gonzales, a delegate from Senate District 26. “It distributes the votes by area. If the valley went 90 percent for Hillary and Obama won other places, Obama wouldn’t get a vote in the valley and Hillary wouldn’t get a vote in the places Obama won.”

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Some suggest that Barack Obama should pick Hillary Clinton as his running mate because she can help him do something he has trouble doing on his own: winning Latino votes.

I think an Obama-Clinton ticket is a disastrous idea. Even if that combination made it easier for Democrats to win, it would make it impossible for them to govern. There’s a certain meddlesome former president who comes with the deal. And how uncomfortable do you suppose it would be to tap as your vice president the person who invoked the assassination of Robert Kennedy to explain why she was staying in the race?”*

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