May 06, 2008
McCain Launches Spanish-Language Website
Happy Cinco de Mayo! Sen. John McCain has finally launched a Spanish-language website just in time for a holiday that carries more significance in America than Mexico.
Many young and web-savvy Latino voters are taking an interest in politics and turning to the internet to find information and a community to express their views on one of the most controversial reform agendas of the 2008 presidential election: immigration reform. Sen. McCain, although pathetically late in the game to do so, has made a wise decision to acknowledge the 18 million eligible Latino voters. According to the Pew Hispanic Center in Washington DC , 9 million eligible Latino voters are under 40 years old, and tens of thousands of Latinos reach voting age every month. And while George W. Bush garnered an impressive 40 percent of the Latino vote in the 2004 election, the Republican Party has since broken ties with the Latino community through an outspoken stance against illegal immigration. The Democrats have long fought for the Latino swing vote that has a weighted significance in this year’s election. Clinton and Obama have launched Spanish-speaking websites, and openly court Latino voters via the Internet.
Posted by Buzz Webster at May 6, 2008 12:53 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
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