Going to the mat against Estrada is risky for Democrats. He doesnt have obvious political baggage, and Republicans are portraying Democratic opposition as anti-Hispanic. The fact that Estrada is Hispanic did give Democrats pause, but with Republicans touting a conservative California judge who is African-American and a woman as a potential Supreme Court nominee, Democrats cant be choosy. If we play dead for an Hispanic, how are we going to touch an African-American woman? asks a Democratic strategist.