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November 17, 2008
GOP Needs to Pander More, Despite Polling in Line With Historical Average Among Hispanics? "Leslie Sanchez, a Republican strategist [Sanchez has a history of self-promotion, and not everyone who has worked with her gives her high marks. "She is perhaps the best embodiment I've ever seen of the flashy, showboating, influence-peddling politico who thinks representation is beside the point," notes one former intern in the White House Initiative for Hispanic Education.] |
and CNN contributor, said Latinos rallied behind Obama's message of hope rather than 'a misguided anti-immigrant siren touted by some Republicans,'" CNN says. "Immigration reform was not the bellwether issue for Latinos in 2008, yet the Democrats made the election a referendum on the issue.' [ . . . ] But a Pew Hispanic Center Poll taken over the summer showed issues like education, jobs and health care weighed heavily on Latino voters. Ninety-three percent of those surveyed said education was the top issue, followed by jobs with 91 percent, and health care with 90 percent. [. . . ] CNN Polling Director Keating Holland said voting history among Hispanics has typically favored Democrats. 'Since 1972, Democratic candidates for president have, on average, won 64 percent of the Hispanic vote. So a 66 percent mark for Obama is pretty much what you would expect a Democratic candidate to get from Latinos,' he said." |
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