Latino leaders not optimistic about 2012 races

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Source: The Washington Post

Rapid Latino population growth and a smattering of newly created Latino House districts across the country are giving the group a chance to amplify its voice in Congress.

But talk to Latino leaders, and you won’t hear a whole lot of optimism about 2012.

“It would appear to be a good opportunity on the surface, but in reality it’s not,” said Juan Andrade, president of the United States Hispanic Leadership Institute. “It does not necessarily follow that the representatives will be Latino, as much as we would like for that to be the case.”

Despite more than a dozen new districts created by redistricting where Latinos could constitute a majority — and many others where they will be close to it — there is a real sense of apprehension whether they can be won by Latino candidates.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/latino-leaders-not-optimistic-about-2012-races/2011/09/02/gIQAFUJx4J_story.html

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1. What is he talking about? They will have a Vice-Presidential candidate in 2012

Marco Rubio, for the GOP.

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2. They need to get a voice on local and county

committees. Run for precinct committeemen spots. Run for offices on township and county Democratic central committees. Once they hold those local offices, they will have more say on the state level, and may begin to win elections.

Local Democrats want the Latinos to get involved. They know that most of the Latinos will vote for Democrats.

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