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Democrats focus on Latino partnerships
Democrats focus on Latino partnerships ^
Posted on 08/06/2005 10:20:26 PM PDT by 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."
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KEYWORDS: 2006; 2008; chairmandean; dean; dnc; gop; hillary; hispanicvote; illegalalien; immigration; latino; lulac
How does the way Dean is pandering to this voting block differ from the way the GOP is approaching it?
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posted on
08/06/2005 10:20:27 PM PDT
by
Happy2BMe
To: JohnHuang2; keri; international american; Kay Soze; jpsb; hershey; TomInNJ; dagnabbit; Pro-Bush; ...
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.
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posted on
08/06/2005 10:22:25 PM PDT
by
Happy2BMe
(Viva La MIGRA - LONG LIVE THE BORDER PATROL!)
To: Happy2BMe
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.
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posted on
08/06/2005 10:24:27 PM PDT
by
OKIEDOC
(There's nothing like hearing someone say thank you for your help.)
To: Happy2BMe
Amigo..we have plenty of room on the old plantation. Join us and learn to sing "Mississippi Mud", "Mammy" and other empowering favorites.
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posted on
08/06/2005 10:25:13 PM PDT
by
ncountylee
(Dead terrorists smell like victory)
To: ncountylee
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posted on
08/06/2005 10:26:51 PM PDT
by
Happy2BMe
(Viva La MIGRA - LONG LIVE THE BORDER PATROL!)
To: Happy2BMe
Why do all AP stories read like unedited Democratic Party press releases?
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posted on
08/06/2005 10:28:34 PM PDT
by
denydenydeny
("As a Muslim of course I am a terrorist"--Sheikh Omar Brooks, quoted in the London Times 8/7/05)
To: Happy2BMe
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?
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posted on
08/06/2005 10:44:41 PM PDT
by
Just A Nobody
(I - LOVE - my attitude problem!)
To: Happy2BMe
"public education, health care, voting rights and immigration protection"Ah, the comforts of the nanny State!
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posted on
08/06/2005 10:46:35 PM PDT
by
endthematrix
("an ominous vacancy"...I mean, JOHN ROBERTS now fills this space!)
To: Happy2BMe; potlatch; PhilDragoo; B4Ranch; Smartass; MeekOneGOP; HiJinx; Spiff; Czar; DoughtyOne; ...
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posted on
08/06/2005 10:51:20 PM PDT
by
devolve
(------- http://tinypic.com/99klxf.gif --FoxLicense.gif --350x220 --try-544x350-- Poncho!-- Adios!--)
To: devolve
They just keep getting fancier and fancier!! I'm up late on an interesting thread!
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posted on
08/06/2005 10:55:22 PM PDT
by
potlatch
(Does a clean house indicate that there is a broken computer in it?)
To: ncountylee
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posted on
08/06/2005 10:55:44 PM PDT
by
TheHound
(You would be paranoid too - if everyone was out to get you.)
To: Happy2BMe
Well Dean will probably eventually win were as the GOP will eat there own....
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posted on
08/06/2005 11:09:58 PM PDT
by
Tempest
To: Happy2BMe
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posted on
08/07/2005 1:13:14 AM PDT
by
international american
(Tagline now flameproof....purchased from "Conspiracy Guy Custom Taglines"LLC)
To: OKIEDOC
Where the heck do you live?
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posted on
08/07/2005 1:14:35 AM PDT
by
international american
(Tagline now flameproof....purchased from "Conspiracy Guy Custom Taglines"LLC)
To: international american
El Paso
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posted on
08/07/2005 2:49:26 AM PDT
by
OKIEDOC
(There's nothing like hearing someone say thank you for your help.)
To: Happy2BMe
.....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.
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posted on
08/07/2005 2:53:58 AM PDT
by
Mr. Mojo
To: Happy2BMe
"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!
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posted on
08/07/2005 6:25:42 AM PDT
by
swampfox98
(How American became a nation of traitors: Greed, corrupt politicians and religious leaders.)
To: denydenydeny
"Why do all AP stories read like unedited Democratic Party press releases?"
Because they are.
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posted on
08/07/2005 7:07:22 AM PDT
by
ViLaLuz
(Stop the ACLU - Support the Public Expression of Religion Act 2005 - Call your congressmen.)
To: endthematrix
"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.
To: Happy2BMe
"The party has been ignoring the Latinos for decades, and it's time we say 'No more,'" said U.S. Rep. Grace Napolitano of CaliforniaWho does she think she's kidding?
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posted on
08/08/2005 5:54:21 AM PDT
by
Alia
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