Clinton, McCain and Obama to speak at LULAC Convention
Washington, DC,_ Underscoring the importance of the Latino vote in this year’s election the Big Three of this year’s presidential election will appear before LULAC’s national convention at the Washington Hilton on July 8 and 11th. Nominees Barack Obama and John McCain will both speak on July 8 with Hillary Clinton on July 11. In what has become another “Latino must event” the LULAC appearance will be an opportunity for each to make their case and set a tone for the fall election. In the Dems case they get two bites of the apple with Clinton backing up Obama as the convention ends. As LULAC national president Rosa Rosales put it, “The candidates are vigorously vying for the Latino vote. Our voting power has been an important factor in the last decade and is becoming more critical with each election, particularly in key battleground states such as Florida, Ohio, Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada. At least 9.2 million Latinos will cast their votes this November. Every year the LULAC national convention draws attention to the challenges facing Latinos. This year will be no exception. We are delighted that Senator Obama, Senator Clinton and Senator McCain will be joining us as we work on these critical issues.” LULAC is joining with other leaders and organizations from across the country to inspire, inform and turnout a historic high watermark of Latino voters this November – and that can only be good for all of us! For more information or to register for the convention visit, www.lulac.org/convention.html.
