KPBS Citizen Bloggers Reflect on the Latino Vote and Prop 2

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Published July 17, 2008 at 7:00 AM PDT

This story was published more than 16 years ago.

Both the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates are courting the Latinos, a powerful group that some think could swing the election in close states. We'll explore the Latino vote with the

Tom Fudge : The La Raza conference that took place in San Diego at the beginning of this week drew quite a crowd, including two men who would like to win lots of Latino Votes in November.

Presidential Candidates John McCain and Barack Obama made the pilgrimage to our fair city to appeal to America's largest ethnic minority voting block. Nine-point-two million Hispanics are expected to cast votes in the Fall. And their votes will be the key to winning swing states like Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada and Florida.

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Guests

Alma Sove , a KPBS Citizen Voices Blogger and a Democrat who lives in City Heights.
Charles Hartley , a KPBS Citizen Voices Blogger who is a Republican from Escondido.
Chris McConnell , a KPBS Citizen Voices Blogger and a Democratic who lives in La Jolla.