More grist for the mill. The Latino vote.

[Pacifist Patriot]

Author: Rosalio Muñoz

People's Weekly World Newspaper, 11/11/04 11:04
http://www.pww.org/article/view/6081/1//

LOS ANGELES - Latino leaders are disputing election exit polls that indicate a more than 10 percent increase in support for George W. Bush in 2004 compared to 2000. They point to an exit poll designed to reflect Latino demographics indicating that the Latino vote stayed at 2-to-1 for the Democratic ticket.

An exit poll by Edison Media Research for major media outlets, including AP, CBS, CNN and NBC, widely publicized its projection that the Latino presidential vote was 53 percent for Kerry to 44 percent for Bush. A Los Angeles Times exit poll seemingly validated this with a 54-45 breakdown.

"It's simply not so," said Antonio Gonzalez, who as president of both the Southwest Voter Registration and Education Project (SWVREP) and its research arm, the William C. Velasquez Institute (WCVI), is a foremost authority on Latino voting trends. The WCVI conducted its own exit poll that showed a 68-31 margin for Kerry...

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[TexasSissy]

1. Very interesting.

[blm]

2. I don't believe any of the proBush spin on this election.

I think the propaganda is being put out there to make sure the media turns EVERY demographic story AGAINST Kerry and the Democratic party.

They are already setting up media storylines and perceptions for 2006. Bet on it.

[Revolucionario83]

3. WTF???

Yeah I always thought it was very strange that all these exit polls the week before the election had Kerry with a 30 point lead among Latinos, then outta nowhere Bush gets 44 percent of the Latino vote giving Kerry only a 10 point lead.

[peacetalksforall]

4. 95 % rhetoric and 15 % tokenism

That's what you get with the right wing vs minorities. 100 % nothing of substance.