Is Antonio Villaraigosa poised to be America’s first Latino president?

By David Chalian, Yahoo! News ^ | 7/31/12 | By David Chalian, Yahoo! News

[joinedafterattack]

[Try not to Laugh] LOS ANGELES—When Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa gavels the 2012 Democratic National Convention into session in Charlotte, N.C., this September, his role as prominent cheerleader for President Barack Obama will be clear. It is less clear, for now, if Villaraigosa has designs on the ultimate convention role in 2016—taking center stage to accept his party's nomination on the final night. Despite running the country's second largest city and coming from the fastest growing voting demographic in America, the mayor himself is quick to wave off talk of a presidential run...

[RichInOC]

He’d very much like to be.

[newzjunkey]

Despite running the country's second largest city and coming from the fastest growing voting demographic in America, the mayor himself is quick to wave off talk of a presidential run...

He declined to run for governor in 2010 and he can't take Feinstein's place in the Senate since she's run for reelection in Nov. That should tell us what we need to know. A mayor is not going to be elected president.

[TXnMA]

NO!!!

[jmaroneps37]

“Is Antonio Villaraigosa poised to be America’s first Latino president?” will lead off NBC’s zany lineup of great comedy shows this fall!

[headsonpikes]

I’m holding out for Cheech Marin!