“While I know how powerful a community you are, I also know how powerful you could be on November 4th if you translate your numbers into votes.” - Barack Obama
To acknowledge our numbers and abundant possibilities, Senator Barack Obama has earned tremendous respect among Latino voters across the nation. It’s without question, that we offer our full endorsement of Senator Obama and his ideals to restructure our country.
We believe Senator Obama is a Presidential candidate who acknowledges us, listens to us, and actually relates to us – as human beings. We rightfully belong here (as do all people) and he understands that.
My compadre Ray, has a famous dicho, “Some of us would rather be liked than understood,” and for those who long for simple respect, Senator Obama has confirmed their right to be understood.
It is estimated that this will be one of the largest Latino voter turnouts in history. There are over 44 million Latinos nationwide -- and we have everything to gain or everything to lose – depending on our actual voter participation.
However, our endorsement is not just based on Senator Obama’s ability to lift oppressed peoples, but his common sense ideals to rebuild our economy, our healthcare system, our educational institutions, and to reconnect and make peace with the world.
There is no candidate able to fulfill every need, but at this critical time in our country, Senator Obama does have the ability to lift us out of despair and into a realistic direction.
The act of voting is so crucial to our country. Our nation has been traumatized on every level imaginable. The United States currently has a multi-trillion dollar national deficit (when President Clinton left office we had a surplus) which
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