Forum Name General Discussion: Primaries
Topic subject Primary displays Latinos' influence Emerging bloc helps Clinton win in California and other states
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http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x4461073#44610734461073, Primary displays Latinos' influence Emerging bloc helps Clinton win in California and other states
Posted by goldcanyonaz on Thu Feb-07-08 01:17 PM
An unprecedented surge by a unified bloc of Latino voters powered Hillary Clinton to victory in the California primary Tuesday, allowing Latinos to shape the trajectory of a presidential race for one of the few times in American history.
Has the large and growing Latino population — whose national political clout rarely reflects its numbers — finally arrived?
"The sleeping giant has awakened. The Latino vote is here," U.S. Rep. Hilda Solis, D-East Los Angeles, told reporters Wednesday. "They really showed their colors here. Well over 71 percent in my district voted for Clinton."
"They are kingmakers," said Al Camarillo, a Stanford history professor. "You saw that decisively for Clinton last night."
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"This is really historic, Latino voters coming out in higher proportions than their registration," DiCamillo said of the California result. In the 2004 presidential election, a lower share of Latino adults voted in California than any other ethnic group, Census Bureau data shows.
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More proof that the Latinos are coming out to vote, for Clinton.
What other states have a high Latino population.
*ponders*