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Well, Barack, Mr. Uniter, can't say you have not been warned. The ball is now firmly in your court. Show us those magical uniting skills your supporters claim you possess above and beyond anyone else.

My one and only piece of advice is to keep the serially incompetent Donna Brazille far away from you or anything  to do with Democratic party politics. She has all the political instincts of a bull in a china shop.

no matter who is on the ticket.

Heck, sometimes even dead people vote, too.

We are just that loyal.

To stop playing themselves.

The Republicans hate them just as much as they hate Blacks.

Alot of minority groups in America think that the Republicans are ok because although they hate them, they hate blacks and muslims more.

I personally find it shameful that any latino would ever vote for McCain.

Figure out why that exists, and attack it there.

Fighting republicans is easy, as long as you have the cojones (i know a little spanish :P   )

As the son of an imigrant family, I have to say I almost tear up everytime I see this video.  The nationalism of most imigrants I know would not have them in the streets singing about an American candidate.

Read this: http://www.mydd.com/story/2008/5/15/1427 30/254

Why does Barack Obama have a "problem" with Latinos? What has he done to Latinos that would make them want to vote for McCain?

must include the strong and vibrant participation of Latinos as stakeholders in the party at the highest positions of leadership, including the White House and our Governors mansions and the Congress.

I attended the well-attended Latino Caucus at the CA State Democratic party convention in San Jose and that was clear.

Luis Valdes made an empassioned speech in support of Obama but praising Clinton as well. His point was that we have to rally together behind a winner.

There are pragmatic reasons for Latino activists to rally behind Barack Obama, and many in Calfornia already have, especially in our State Legislative caucus. There are also very real pragmatic reasons for the Obama campaign to reach out to Latino voters and not simply "symbolically" but as stakeholders in our party and as power brokers in the campaign.

The core thing I'd like to convey to Obama supporters and Democrats reading MyDD is that Democratic issues are Latino issues and black issues and white issues.

They are the things we all care about.  To talk simply about immigration or ICE raids, though these are important,is to miss the point that we all care about issues like health care and access to education and solving the huge environmental and energy challenges we face. Not to mention the war in Iraq, where Latinos are over-represented in our armed forces.

However, the most important thing is that Latino leaders be true stakeholders and partners at the very highest level of our national and state party. Pandering and vote getting is not enough. People want to see true power-sharing...and a fully vested seat at the table at the BEGINNING of the process.

There is a chance, as the Obama campaign begins its drive to seal the nomination of our party to work to bring together the support that some Latino leaders gave to Clinton around our  nominee...that should be done with an offer of power sharing and outreach.

Coalitions only work insofar as the leaders of the members of the coalitions are stakeholders with a real say in things.

This is an opportunity, right now.

Feel free to email me at kidoakland"at"comcast"dot"net

or native americans.

I am looking forward to Obama's concession speech. If you think latino voters are robots and are going to fall in line behind Obama, you don't know shit about politics. This going to get ugly and there won't be unity. Unlike Reagan or Bush, McCain doesnt have that "asshole" personality so the hate isnt there. Obama keeps saying we need change...but how? His bumper sticker campaign is going to hit a big fuck up in November

yeah there is cause for concern that many who have been energized this primary who are likely first time voters, will feel bitter to the extent that because their candidate is not on the list that they should just stay home. Now this is a MAJOR problem in the hispanic community because we tend to have lower voter turnout no matter what, lower registration numbers, and all around less participation. (its a problem with any minority)

The task at hand is to keep voters interested and included, otherwise we will see a repeat of past election cycles. Less voter turnout seems imminent right now as Hispanics/latinos have overwhelmingly supported Clinton, and she will not likely be on the ticket. It is Baracks mission to include these voters that came out so much in support of Clinton. So far, he just isn't cutting it, obviously he needs to step up his game. Maybe make a few appearance in the southwest (he dissed alot of major communities in texas and elsewhere)

It seems very unlikely for him to win the presidency with just 1/3 of the Hispanic/Latino vote. If hes just banking on the fact that H/L go democrat anyways he'll be making the same mistake Kerry and Gore did...and they didnt get elected.