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• Monday, June 2, 2008 06:20 AM

  @HP

  HP wrote: P.R. was a blow to Obama, but no one can say that their interests and voting habits suggest what Mexicans in CA, PR's in Philly, or Cubans in FL, or Dominicans in NYC will do. This is not - as GOP people on this board seem to think - a monolithic block that all vote the same way.-- HP"

  Here's the fallacy of your argument: Obama is supported by estimates of 80% to 92% of blacks, many of whom openly admit that they're voting for him based on shared race and shared race alone. That sounds like a "voting bloc" to me.

  I can also say that probably many people voted for Hillary because of her gender and her race. No denying that.

  As for Hispanics, they represent about 22% of Americans while blacks represent only about 12% of Americans. That extra 10% translates to about 30 million more people of Hispanic origins than of African origins.

  As for voting in a "bloc", I believe you are deluding yourself by not watching Univision, reading El Diario or El Mundo on a regular basis. I do. Remember when hundreds of thousands of those folks poured into the streets on the same day at the same time in over twenty US cities last May to protest immigration policies? They sure didn't get their marching orders from CNN!

  All Hispanics may not vote in lock-step, but, so far, they're marching to Hillary's tune more than Barack's.

  Just my opinion...

  —AnaHadWolves Read AnaHadWolves's other letters
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