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Obama Has Overwhelming Latino Support. Duh

Started by baratunde aka jack turner · 11 months ago

Remember all that b.s. from the primary campaign about how Obama couldn’t get Latino votes and about the great black-brown rift? Overstated much?

From the CNN Political Ticker

A new poll released Thursday shows overwhelming support from Latinos for Sen. Barack Obama over Sen. John McCain.

Obama’s approval rating with ... Continue reading »

10 comments

  • rikyrah

    11 months ago

    If the GOP would leave McAncient alone, he'd be doing better among Latinos. If he could take his NATURAL position that he has towards Latinos, he'd be doing WAY better.But, to do so would drive the GOP base insane.
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  • Francis L. Holland

    11 months ago

    That's great! Why would Latinos ever want to support an old f**king fart like McCain anyway? Now the polls show the answer? Most Latinos DON'T support McCain!
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  • Bronze Trinity

    11 months ago

    Its the same old media pundits trying to find something to talk about so they make up stuff based on rumours and anecdotal evidence. How can they not love Obama? McCain looks like he's about to croak anyway. I'm glad that the claims about the majority of Latinos vowing to never vote for a Black man is turning out to be untrue.
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  • Chicana Skies

    11 months ago

    I knew the whole "Latinos won't vote for Obama" was a crock of BS the moment I heard it. I am Latina- how are these White Pundits supposed to know more about my community than me?!?!
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  • RonnieB

    11 months ago

    Co-sign, Chicana! Say it again.
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  • Admiral_Komack

    11 months ago

    White pundits know everything...and if you don't believe it...they'll tell you!
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  • CPL

    11 months ago

    Because white pundits believe they know more about every ethnicity's community than the ethnics who live there. We African-Americans are always told what we should be thinking and feeling.

    Case in point - CNN's "Black In America" series. Now, why couldn't they just do a series of documentaries about what it's like to be a person of ethnicity in America, period? Because they have set a precedent - now they should be developing documentaries about what it's like to be Latino or Asian in America, and Lord, don't get me started about what it's like to be a Native American in America - their land was stolen from them and CNN isn't going to report THAT.
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  • Man Eegee

    11 months ago

    It's in the interest of corporate profit to maintain the mirage that we're divided.
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  • adriana01

    11 months ago

    I completely agree. The longer they can perpetuate this myth, there is an increased likelihood that we will fail to achieve some of our common goals such as equal access to quality education, prison reform, closing the wage gap, etc.

    I have always maintained that in socioeconomic terms, Latinos are closer to the black community than most realize.

    On another note, I'm glad to see some of the other Latino bloggers commenting here. I love this blog and learn so much here.
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  • tenacitus

    11 months ago

    I like the idea of doing documentaries on every ethnicity. Though maybe what would be best is if every ethnicity has equal access to the media
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