The Hispanic Vote During 2010 Midterm Elections

Brent Wilkes discusses the Hispanic vote during the 2010 midterm elections. He discusses how they plan on motivating more Hispanic adults to vote. He says that the Hispanic community is very localized, therefore they plan on going straight into the communities and doing a grassroots type of campaign to get adults to vote. The Hispanic vote played a huge role in the 2008 Presidential elections; however, some polls show that they are not “enthusiastic” for the 2010 elections. This is due to lack of focus on immigration reform and other policies. It is interesting because the Hispanic vote is very crucial and is a swing vote, as stated in the video over 40 % of Hispanics voted for Bush in 2004 so if they are not happy with the administration they can vote for the other party. I also think it is interesting how political analysts look at a community and develop a strategy based on their findings.