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Hillary Clinton
Related: About this forumClinton nabs top Latino activist to work on voter outreach
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks to voters at Sacramento City College during a rally in Sacramento, Calif., on June 5. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post)
Hillary Clinton has hired one of the nation's top Latino activists to work on organizing key groups of supporters ahead of November.
Cristobal J. Alex, head of the Latino Victory Project, will join the campaign as a deputy director of voter outreach and mobilization, the campaign and the group announced Monday.
The move comes as Clinton is on the verge of clinching the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday, with a focus in recent days on the California primary, where her opponent, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, has made a big play for younger Latino voters.
It follows increasingly hostile remarks by Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential candidate, about a Mexican American judge overseeing a legal challenge to his now-defunct university. He has also attacked the nation's only female Hispanic governor, as well as Latino journalists.
Cristobal J. Alex, head of the Latino Victory Project, will join the campaign as a deputy director of voter outreach and mobilization, the campaign and the group announced Monday.
The move comes as Clinton is on the verge of clinching the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday, with a focus in recent days on the California primary, where her opponent, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, has made a big play for younger Latino voters.
It follows increasingly hostile remarks by Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential candidate, about a Mexican American judge overseeing a legal challenge to his now-defunct university. He has also attacked the nation's only female Hispanic governor, as well as Latino journalists.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/06/06/clinton-nabs-top-latino-activist-to-work-on-voter-outreach/?postshare=7101465229049807&tid=ss_tw
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Clinton nabs top Latino activist to work on voter outreach (Original Post)
Cha
Jun 2016
OP
This is great news. We want to assure the entire Hispanic community that they have...
Walk away
Jun 2016
#12
Cha
(305,764 posts)3. Thank you, ism!
sarae
(3,284 posts)2. Good to hear...
and the rest of the Hillary Latino Outreach will be provided by Donald Trump himself.
Cha
(305,764 posts)4. Exactly, sarae.. excellent point!
Cha
(305,764 posts)5. this is Important!
SharonClark
(10,350 posts)6. Awesome!
Cha
(305,764 posts)11. Everyone will be More excited about this as time goes on.. Gracias, Sharon!
Her Sister
(6,444 posts)7. We have the best people!
People that provide results!
Cha
(305,764 posts)15. We Do! Starting with Hillary all the way down to all her Millions of Supporters!
Us!
This is Huge, HS!
BootinUp
(49,169 posts)8. K & R - thank you Cha
Cha
(305,764 posts)9. Thank you, Boot! People will be excited about this further on down the line.
ProudProgressiveNow
(6,165 posts)10. Great move!
Love the UFW flag!
Walk away
(9,494 posts)12. This is great news. We want to assure the entire Hispanic community that they have...
a home in the Democratic party. This is where they will find respect and a voice.
Kath1
(4,309 posts)14. Excellent move by Hillary!
And, ultimately, a win-win because Latinos will be respected in her administration.