Latino population boom will have 2012 election echoes

[NeoConsSuck]

Source: MSNBC

The potential clout of Latino voters has become as familiar a story line as the gender gap. But what might make 2012 different is the edge Latinos could give President Barack Obama and the Democrats in battleground states which aren’t thought of as immigration portals or left-leaning strongholds.

The 2010 Census revealed that in the past decade the adult Latino population has nearly doubled in Nevada, Virginia, and North Carolina. Also, it's increased by 60 percent or more in two Midwestern battleground states, Indiana and Ohio.

Obama won all five of those states in 2008 — two of them by very narrow margins — and they are likely to be decisive in next year’s balloting.

“What the Census figures suggest is that the road to White House in 2012 may well go through the Hispanic community” said Frank Sharry, executive director of America’s Voice, an advocacy group that favors allowing illegal immigrants to work toward U.S. citizenship.



Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42236057/ns/politics-decision_2012/

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After reading about union busting governors and Libya the entire week, this is like a breath of fresh air!

[monmouth]

1. You can bet the repukes will do whatever they can to supress these votes...n/t

[Kingofalldems]

2. Hey freepers! Bahahahaha!

[TygrBright]

3. ooooooooo!! Scary brown people!! Whadda we gonna DOOOooo?!? Run in circles, scream & shout! n/t

[jwirr]

4. Then add Native Americans and black voters and those of us who

are white liberals and the only reason we would loose is voters staying away from the polls. This sounds so good to me.

[callous taoboy]

5. Ah, so this is why the GOP crosses are "burnin' fast."

No wonder the GOP panic to quash the labor vote.

Eat it, assholes.

[Crowman1979]

6. As Machete would probably say

"They've just f***ed with the wrong Mexicans!" :evilgrin:

[Corruption Winz]

7. I have a feeling that some American-born hispanics will be getting deported soon.

That is... if republicans can find ways to make that legal.

They've done far more complicated things.

Sad thing is.... I'm only partially joking.