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Friday, September 26, 2008
Desperate housewife Longoria for Obama
Eva Longoria, one of the stars of ABC’s Desperate Housewives, this week urged Hispanic women to vote and support Democrat Barack Obama for president.
Solis said: “We need a fighter like Barack Obama. We need to have someone in the White House that will fight for us to provide good medical coverage, will advocate protecting a woman’s right to choose, and help us push crucial women’s rights legislation through Congress.”
She also said that Obama is the son of immigrants, like many Hispanics and Latinos and “shares many values with the Latino community.”
Longoria, who previously supported Sen. Hillary Clinton, also commented on Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin, the governor of Alaska.
“I’m very confused by the women who have turned their support to Palin because Hillary did not get on the ticket. Palin, for me, represents everything Hillary is not. I don’t know how a woman can support someone who does not support equal pay for women, or the right to choose,” Longoria said.
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Latest McCain video: Where is Obama?
This week, the McCain campaign released an Internet video questioning Barack Obama’s commitment to the Latino community in his native Chicago. It includes interviews with Hispanics in Chicago who say Obama was a no-show in the Latino community.
The English-language video is more than 5 minutes long. See it here:
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Spanish network to air debate tonight
The much-anticipated debate between Democratic Sen. Barack Obama and Republican Sen. John McCain will be broadcast tonight on the Spanish-language network Telefutura.
The debate will be translated for the Spanish-speaking audience.
“TeleFutura is proud to present this very important event live to our viewers from coast to coast,” said Bert Medina, senior vice president and operating manager of the network. “Hispanics are sure to play a crucial role in this election and we are pleased to be able to provide our audience the opportunity to see the candidates together for the first time.”
TeleFutura reaches 85 percent of U.S. Hispanic households, according to a press release. It is part of Univision Communications, Inc.
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Campaign targets Spanish-speaking citizens
The New Policy Institute, a Democratic organization, launched a new campaign this week to encourage Spanish-speaking citizens to vote in November.
The campaign is called “Adelante” which means “move forward.” It will include “saturation-level” statewide radio spots in several states including Colorado, according to a press release.
See the campaign’s new website here.
An increase in Latino voters would mostly help Democrats because Hispanics generally tend to favor Democrats by a 2 to 1 margin over Republicans.
“The campaign will both encourage people to vote and explain the process of voting, including early and absentee voting, to what is projected to be a large pool of first-time Hispanic voters,” said the release.
