Oh-eight (D): Obama & the Latino vote
Posted: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 9:20 AM by Domenico Montanaro
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CLINTON: She
took aim at “unscrupulous” mortgage lenders and “said her plan involves making sure brokers are honest with their clients and licensed with their states, establishing a $1 billion fund to go toward state programs assisting families facing foreclosure and dedicating another $1 billion to organizations seeking to add affordable housing."
The Boston Globe dovetails Clinton’s speech on the mortgage crisis by giving some context. The article wraps Clinton’s, Edwards’, Obama’s, and Dodd’s plan and says, “The more the crisis ripples through the economy, the more it will help Democrats make the case that Republican economic policies have spurned middle- and lower-income families.”
EDWARDS: A somewhat surprising commitment today in Iowa for Edwards. Harkin operative Jeff Link is endorsing Edwards today, but not joining the official campaign payroll. Link's got ties to both Clinton and Obama, so the Edwards signing is a minor surprise to those in Iowa.
OBAMA: One of the key voting blocs that is helping Clinton expand her lead nationally over her Dem rivals is Hispanics. The
Wall Street Journal notes how Obama has struggled to win over Hispanic support. "Despite becoming this presidential race's phenomenon, with the power to draw huge crowds and raise millions of dollars, Mr. Obama remains relatively unknown among the country's fastest-growing electorate: Nearly half of Latino voters have never heard of him, according to a June Gallup poll. Even as he gains awareness among Hispanics, he may find wooing them to his campaign a challenge. Across the U.S., tensions simmer between Hispanics and blacks who regard each other as rivals for jobs, educational resources, housing and political power. In Los Angeles, Hispanics have become the majority in traditionally black enclaves and clashes have erupted between the groups in schools and on the streets."
RICHARDSON: The
Des Moines Register reports on the health-care plan Richardson unveiled yesterday. It “includes lowering the age for Medicare eligibility to 55, extending family health insurance coverage for young people up to age 25, and giving veterans a ‘Heroes Health Card’ to let them more easily obtain care.”
The
Washington Post: “Richardson says he could do all this without tax increases -- the proposal's $110 billion per year cost would be covered by making health care delivery more efficient, allowing Medicare to negotiate for prescription drug costs and requiring businesses which do not provide health insurance to contribute toward helping the uninsured buy coverage.”
