ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - President Barack Obama's shift to support
gay marriage is energizing young Hispanic voters who have been working
side-by-side with gay activists in their push for immigration reform.
The alliance has been growing nationwide and helping dispel what many
say is an outdated notion that Hispanics are less tolerant of gays than
the general public.
"My members are telling me that we need to learn from the gay
community," said Dee Dee Garcia Blase, founder of the Phoenix-based
Somos Republicans. She is now head of the Tequila Party, which she
formed last year with the goal of registering young Hispanics to vote
for immigration-friendly candidates like Obama.
"We need to take a lesson from the (lesbian and gay) community with
regard to being that loud, squeaky wheel that gets fixed," Blase said.
"We need to be more aggressive, and we realize it."
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3 comments:
Expect Obama to "come out" for Amnesty next-he is falling behind in the polls and needs the Latino vote.
Stick a fork in Obama he is done just another Jimmy Carter
Stick a fork in Obama he is done just another Jimmy Carter
Mitt Romney is no Ronald Reagan.
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