Jon Wiener goes door-to-door with Obama volunteers in Santa Ana, Califas. [Congressman Xavier Becerra] told the precinct walkers the key arguments to make when they knocked on Latino doors: At the top of the list: “Obama is the son of an immigrant.” Second: “Obama is a Harvard law grad who went to work as a … Continue reading »
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Dolores Huerta Explains Her Support for a Clinton Restoration
Dolores Huerta explains her rationale for supporting the Clintons (my attempt at an English translation first): “Remember the years of the Clinton presidency? Those were the good years…and now we want another Clinton to return.” ‘¿Recuerdan los años de [Bill] Clinton en la presidencia? Esos fueron los años buenos… y ahora queremos que otro Clinton … Continue reading »
Clinton in California Calling 350,000 voters a day
La Opinion in LA reports the Clinton campaign’s claim that they are making 350,000 phone calls to Californians each from 4,500 phones in 28 state offices. Some quick math shows that the campaign could call all 3 million of California’s registered Democrats in the 9 days before the primary.
Latino Voters in Nevada and Califas: “Outside the wave of Obama-mania?”
Given Michael Whouley’s latest revival job and Bill Richardson’s apparently imminent departure, Latino voters, in Nevada on January 19 and California on Feb. 5 , are being hotly pursued by the remaining Democratic candidates. For starters, we’re unlikely to see Hillary tryto paint Obama as overly pro-immigrant, as she did earlier this month. Absentee voting … Continue reading »
The Economist’s Unwarranted Crush on Schwarzenegger
I’m an unabashed fan of the Economist– it’s one of only two print publications I regularly read and I listen to the (recently improved) podcasts– I’ll surely join as a “fan” if they ever become a Facebook product (as the New York Times has done). They’ve begun to beef up their coverage of the Presidential … Continue reading »
