GOP courts Latino voters with fiesta

[Kadie]

GOP courts Latino voters with fiesta

Fifth annual Sonoma County event aims to lure away traditionally Democratic bloc
Sunday, August 15, 2004

By KERRY BENEFIELD
and MARTIN ESPINOZA


Maria Smith is just the kind of voter the Republican Party wants to woo.

Smith, a Latina who moved to Santa Rosa from what she called south Texas "Bush Country" last year, said she is a pro-life Democrat. But she comes from a Republican family that was drawn to the GOP because of its conservative social platform.

"A lot of Latinos are Catholic and the church is pro-life," she said.

Those values make Latino voters a prime target for Republican voter outreach programs in Sonoma County and across the country.

Today, the Sonoma County Republican Party is hosting a Celebrate America Fiesta in Santa Rosa to introduce Latino voters to the party platform and attempt to lure them away from their longtime relationship with the Democratic Party.

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http://www1.pressdemocrat.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040815/NEWS/408150345/1033/NEWS01

[Dickie Flatt]

1. You've gotta be kidding me

That's one of the best unintentionally hilarious headlines I've seen lately.

[OSheaman]

2. Yeah, it makes me wonder

if there'll be a big elephant pinata.

[fujiyama]

3. Abso-

Fuckin-lutely

Pathetic! Bush's numbers with Latinos are going to be dismal this time...even worse than last time.