Interesting new figures on the Latino vote

[BlueScreen]

I came across the following while 'trolling over at www.gallup.com:

Bush Loses Support Among Hispanics
Major racial/ethnic divide in presidential contest

GALLUP NEWS SERVICE

PRINCETON, NJ -- A new Gallup survey, which includes large oversamples of blacks and Hispanics, finds President George W. Bush losing the support of Hispanic voters. In the 2000 election, former Vice President Al Gore easily won the Hispanic vote, 62% to 35%, according to the networks' exit poll. But early in his presidency, Bush seemed to overcome the Democratic tendency of most Hispanics, receiving job approval ratings from that group at the same level as from non-Hispanic whites.

In the past year, Bush's job approval rating among Hispanics dropped significantly, while approval from whites declined only modestly. Now, more Hispanics disapprove than approve of Bush's performance, and a majority indicate they will vote for Sen. John Kerry and for the Democratic representative in their districts in this fall's elections. Blacks overwhelmingly support the Kerry candidacy, disapprove of Bush, and expect to vote Democratic in their congressional districts. Blacks typically show strong support for Democratic candidates.

Full story at: http://www.gallup.com/content/?ci=12244


This is great news for those of us supporting Kerry/Edwards! Many people believe the Latin vote will prove to be one of the most important voting block in this year's election.

Jorge Ramos covers this issue in his new book The Latin Wave: How Hispanics will elect the next American President. Interesting interview with him on AlterNet:

Brown Power
By Julia Goldberg, Santa Fe Reporter
June 24, 2004

For the last 16 years, Jorge Ramos has anchored Noticiero Univision, winning, among other awards, seven Emmys. His newest book is The Latino Wave: How Hispanics Will Elect the Next American President, in which he argues "the future of the United States is a Hispanic one." We spoke with Ramos via telephone as he waited for his flight from New York -- where he was on tour to promote his book -- home to Miami.

Julia Goldberg: Your book clearly establishes Hispanics' importance in the 2004 election and beyond. How important is the coming election to the Hispanic community in terms of defining its future?

Jorge Ramos: I truly believe that Latinos will decide this election. And this is going to a very important election for Hispanics because it will show, for the first time, that we have a crucial role in the election; the 2004 vote for Latinos will empower Hispanics for the first time in history. The 2004 elections will show the rest of America that no candidate will reach the White House without the Hispanic vote.

Full interview at: http://www.alternet.org/story/19028/


At the risk of overconfidence, the good news just keeps on coming. :-)

Has anyone read Ramos's book? I would love to hear your thoughts on it.

Cheers,
Sagar

[Sweetpea]

1. I am sure they will continue to lose the Latino vote because

many latinos are fighting their bogus war( amongst other issues)

[oasis]

2. Latinos are moving up to prominent positions within the Democratic party.