My Kind of Superdelegate...Steven Ybarra
Sacramento laywer, Steven Ybarra, has the right idea. He's a Superdelegate who is withholding his support until either Clinton or Obama commits to funding a voter empowerment initiative.
But this opportunity has always existed; whether locally, statewide, or even nationally. We can no longer play the odds, or simply wait for the demographics to catch up. We must empower, energize, and win big.
He predicted that as many as 1.3 million Mexican-Americans could be added to voter rolls in New Mexico, Colorado, Florida and other swing states, a potentially decisive edge for the eventual Democratic nominee.More importantly, this is an investment in empowerment, and not just a $20 million ad-buy, which would have a lucky group of consultants salivating were that the case. Of course, that type of campaigning has proven itself ineffective.
In 2004, "they spent a billion to lose," he said.So, yes, I must agree with Ybarra. This could be a year in which Democrats not only gain the support of a supermajority of the Latino electorate, but if done right, we could actually solidify the support for decades to come.
But this opportunity has always existed; whether locally, statewide, or even nationally. We can no longer play the odds, or simply wait for the demographics to catch up. We must empower, energize, and win big.
posted by Dos Centavos at 9:22 PM
2 Comments:
As a Democrat and a Mexican-American, I am absolutely embarrassed by Mr. Ybarra's comments. It is not as if the whole country needed another reason to hate us. I admire the reasons he is doing what he is doing, but going about it all wrong. Holding your vote for ransom? Embezzlemant? Like either candidate could afford that press. Why no call on the hispanic community to get hispanic voters registered and involved? How many volunteers did you see registering voters before the 04 election? I saw too many to count
FACT: Most voter registration programs are done by non-profits. We need programs done by DEMOCRATS and the candidates that desire our votes
We do not need "Latino Consultants" making money off of ineffective ads.
Ransom? Ransoms are get rich quick schemes. This is not a ransom. It's a challenge to the powers that be in the Democratic Party. The Party has taken the Latino vote for granted, waited for the demographics to catch up; meanwhile, our performance numbers suffer. It's time for the Party to put its money where its mouth is.
In fact, it's time for the Party to make up for this fake majority that has placed anti-latino Congressmen like Nick Lampson, Heath Shuler, and Rahm Emanuel at the forefront of the Party.
I'll give you some examples of Democratic ransom: The preachers and organizations that sell endorsements; the politiqueras whose votes amount to nothing.
I take offense at your insinuation, because the fact is that Mr. Ybarra is a proven civil rights activist. That's more than I can say for other Latinos in the Party who just want whatever morsels those in power "give" us.
It takes money to get involved and project a campaign targeted at Latinos--even a grassroots campaign. If they are willing to cut TV ads in their chicken Spanish, then they should spend money on the grassroots.
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