CHICAGO- At the Conference of the United Hispanic Leadership Institute (USHLI) in Chicago today, the talk was about power in numbers. Governor Bill Richardson (D-NM) joined in a press conference to discuss the release of the 2010 Almanac of Latino Politics and how Latino voter turnout could affect the 2010 political landscape. Richardson said, “This is the Bible, La Biblia of Latino politics” referring to the nearly 600 page book with up to date facts on Latino demographics and voting facts.
Also discussed was that Latinos came out in force for President Obama and the South could be a new battle ground for upcoming elections. “We think that with a coalition of progressive Whites throughout the South and African Americans together with Latinos and Asians, that we can begin to change the politics of that region”, said Dr. Juan Andrade, Jr. President USHLI.
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