Obama Tells Latino Voters They Have Election in Their Hands

By Kenny Goldberg / Health Reporter, KPBS Public Broadcasting

Published July 14, 2008 at 4:16 AM PDT

This story was published more than 16 years ago.

Senator Barack Obama says the Latino community holds the upcoming presidential election in their hands. He made the remark in San Diego yesterday at the annual convention of the nation's largest Latin

Obama Tells Latino Voters They Have Election in Their Hands

(Photo: Barack Obama speaks during the National Council of La Raza conference in San Diego on July 13, 2008. Nathan Gibbs/KPBS )
Senator Barack Obama says the Latino community holds the upcoming presidential election in their hands. He made the remark in San Diego yesterday at the annual convention of the nation's largest Latino civil rights organization. KPBS Reporter Kenny Goldberg has more. Obama spoke to a packed audience at the National Council of La Raza meeting. He said whether it's education, healthcare, or immigration, the system just isn't working. Obama said people need to come together to change it.

And the Democratic senator said Latinos are crucial to the next election. Obama told the audience to remember what happened in 2004.

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Obama: "Forty-thousand registered Latino voters in New Mexico didn't turn out on Election Day. Senator Kerry lost that state by fewer than 6,000 votes.

Republican presidential hopeful John McCain speaks to La Raza later today. Polls shows Obama has a double-digit lead over his Republican opponent among Latinos.

Kenny Goldberg, KPBS News.