Democrats focus on Latino partnerships

Democrats focus on Latino partnerships ^

[Happy2BMe]

Democrats focus on Latino partnerships

ABE LEVY
Associated Press

SAN ANTONIO - Democrats took their fight for Hispanic votes to the president's home state Saturday, vowing to increase their party's appeal among the nation's fastest-growing minority group by giving Hispanics more resources and leadership positions.

"There will soon be a Hispanic governor in the state of Texas," Howard Dean, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, told the more than 400 party leaders attending the third Hispanic Leadership Summit. "There are people sitting in this room who will run for governor."

A strong focus of the weekend summit has been turning back the Republican Party's advances among Hispanic voters in recent years.

The summit was designed to collect feedback from the party's Hispanic supporters and help shape a new marketing campaign this fall. Democratic organizers hope to map out a key message that reflects historically Democratic values such as social justice and equal opportunity, as well as issues that need greater publicity, such as family and patriotism.

"The party has been ignoring the Latinos for decades, and it's time we say 'No more,'" said U.S. Rep. Grace Napolitano of California.

Democratic elected officials often spoke in Spanish and English during their speeches Saturday. Many were from Texas, where the GOP is firmly in control but where Hispanics are expected to be the majority in coming decades.

Issues such as public education, health care, voting rights and immigration protection should continue to be party priorities, they said. The challenge will be relating that platform to the lives of an increasingly diverse Latino population, said U.S. Rep. Charlie Gonzalez of San Antonio.

Dean's message to the summit included a call for a "new partnership" among minority groups, because, he said, they will become the majority population nationally within a few decades.

This direction should give the Hispanic population reason for hope, said Abraham Amoros, a press secretary in the Pennsylvania governor's office.

"Too often, we end up apologizing as Democrats," he said. "Our party has a lot of successes and a great story to tell. We ought to be proud of who we are."

[Happy2BMe]

How does the way Dean is pandering to this voting block differ from the way the GOP is approaching it?

[Happy2BMe]

Democratic elected officials often spoke in Spanish and English during their speeches Saturday. Many were from Texas, where the GOP is firmly in control but where Hispanics are expected to be the majority in coming decades.

Issues such as public education, health care, voting rights and immigration protection should continue to be party priorities, they said.

The challenge will be relating that platform to the lives of an increasingly diverse Latino population, said U.S. Rep. Charlie Gonzalez of San Antonio.

[OKIEDOC]

Most Hispanics living around me don't by the milk and cookies crap that the Democrats are selling.

Many voting Hispanics see the Democrats as Godless satanic secularists out to destroy their Christian way of life.

[ncountylee]

Amigo..we have plenty of room on the old plantation. Join us and learn to sing "Mississippi Mud", "Mammy" and other empowering favorites.

[Happy2BMe]

see #1

[denydenydeny]

Why do all AP stories read like unedited Democratic Party press releases?

[Just A Nobody]

voting rights and immigration protection should continue to be party priorities, they said.

I guess this means more voter registration of ILLEGALS. Have they put booths up along the border yet?

[endthematrix]

"public education, health care, voting rights and immigration protection"

Ah, the comforts of the nanny State!

[devolve]

[potlatch]

They just keep getting fancier and fancier!! I'm up late on an interesting thread!

[TheHound]

Mammy?

[Tempest]

Well Dean will probably eventually win were as the GOP will eat there own....

[international american]

unions

[international american]

Where the heck do you live?

[OKIEDOC]

El Paso

[Mr. Mojo]

.....vowing to increase their party's appeal among the nation's fastest-growing minority group by giving Hispanics more resources

The GOP and the Dems are in a pandering war, with U.S. taxpayer dollars and the (unspoken) promise of Aztlan as the bait. Who's going to win? Not sure, but America will surely lose.

[swampfox98]

"There will soon be a Hispanic governor in the state of Texas," Howard Dean, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, told the more than 400 party leaders attending the third Hispanic Leadership Summit. "There are people sitting in this room who will run for governor."

Yeah, and LaRaza will fry your butt when they get in power, Dean. Traitorous idiot!

[ViLaLuz]

"Why do all AP stories read like unedited Democratic Party press releases?"

Because they are.

[DumpsterDiver]

"public education, health care, voting rights and immigration protection"

Ah, the comforts of the nanny State!

Yes, indeed. And no doubt about it, "immigration protection" means continuing open borders and amnesty for all.

[Alia]

"The party has been ignoring the Latinos for decades, and it's time we say 'No more,'" said U.S. Rep. Grace Napolitano of California

Who does she think she's kidding?