Barack Obama

Obama To Hispanic Voters: 'The Democrats And Your President Are With You'

Benjy Sarlin | July 25, 2011, 1:48PM

President Obama urged Latino voters to stick with Democrats in 2012 in a speech to the National Council of La Raza on Monday, telling them he needed their support to overcome Republican obstruction and pass immigration reform.

"The Democrats and your president are with you," Obama said. "Don't get confused about that. Remember who it is that we need to move in order to actually change the laws."

Read more »

2012

Democrats Look To Protect Latino Vote From GOP Outreach

Benjy Sarlin | July 22, 2011, 1:34PM

DNC TV Ad "En quien confiar"

Democrats are looking to put the kibosh on conservative outreach efforts to Latino voters before they start.

The DNC's first major ad buy of the season is a Spanish-language ad running in areas with high concentrations of Latino voters around the country. The new spot comes just two days after the Republican National Committee and Karl Rove's Super PAC, American Crossroads, launched their own ad campaigns aimed at the key Democratic voting bloc in battleground states like Florida and Colorado.

Read more »

Latino voters

Democrats Court Hispanic Vote With New Ad

Benjy Sarlin | July 22, 2011, 9:44AM

DNC TV Ad "En quien confiar"

The DNC is up with a new Spanish-language ad in several states highlighting President Obama's record on issues related to the Latino community.

The spot, which focuses on Obama policies like an expansion of SCHIP to legal immigrants, will run in Reno, Las Vegas, Tampa, Orlando, Miami, Denver, Albuquerque, and Washington, DC. It includes a dig at Republicans as well, over the House GOP's proposal to end guaranteed Medicare benefits.