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Title: How Trump is helping Clinton: Latino mobilization takes shape
Post by: 240 is Back on November 02, 2015, 06:02:00 PM
The first signs of a major U.S. Latino voter mobilization are forming, and it’s Republicans turbocharging an effort likely to help Hillary Clinton.

Latinos in major U.S. cities hope to organize events similar to one last week that drew a mostly Hispanic crowd of 2,200 outside the third Republican debate in Boulder, Colo., said Federico Peña, the lead organizer who's fielded calls from activists around the country since the rally that doubled as both a protest and voter registration drive.

The primary force behind the efforts is rhetoric by some leading Republicans, especially real estate billionaire Donald Trump, who’s called undocumented immigrants rapists and wants to build a border wall. ..................

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Talks are underway with a major Spanish-language television network to sponsor a voter-registration drive, said Peña, who supports Clinton's bid but is not a part of her official campaign.

The Clinton team is investing heavily in a Latino outreach effort that began in recent weeks. Teams are forming in at least seven battlegrounds, including Ohio and Virginia...............

Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2015/11/02/hillary-clinton-hispanic-vote-trump/74870274/