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25 January 2012 Candidates Scramble to Win Hispanic Votes in Florida Summary  In a Republican primary that seemed close until the voting in South Carolina there has been much scrambling to pick up new votes from more people as we near voting in Florida. Much of the voters that are trying to be persuaded are Hispanic. This has led to much name calling and blame throwing between the candidates. An example of this is when Gingrich posted a  Spanish-language radio advertisement calling Mr. Romney “the most anti-immigrant candidate” in the field. Now this has been seen as unnecessary and hindering to the primary elections. The reason candidates are going to such measures to win the Hispanic vote is because People of Hispanic origin make up 22.5 percent of Florida’s population. Historically the Hispanic voters side with republicans however this trend was broken last presidential election when over half of the Hispanic population voted for Obama. A lot of the favor for Obama has to do with his forgiving, to say the least, policies on illegal immigrants. Relevence  One of the greatest parts of modern America is it’s diversity. In fact it has been said that “America is great because it has as much diversity in geographies as it does in peoples.”1 I think that this has not been more relevant than it is now and the up coming presidential election has proven and will continue to prove this point! For many, having to wait until 2008 for our first African American president was far too long. Because of this being our first presidential election where the incumbent is not Caucasian many experts believe that it will bring far more minority voters out to the poles. This is very important for the republican nominees to realise and will be sure to play a major role in the upcoming election.  In many ways I think that the stress of having to attract more ethnicity's and backgrounds of people than ever before will make this the greatest presidential election to date. This will add more stress to every aspect of running for president and will in turn make the final selection, in theory, the best option that we have.  Being able to appeal to all backgrounds and races of people living in America is vital when it comes to being the president of the United States. As stated earlier America is very diverse and a President must be conscious of this if he is to do his job right. Although the President is not in charge of the government he is in many aspects the spokes person. This being said he must be able to appeal to every one and convey his feelings, thoughts, and plans to everyone regardless of gender, ideals, race and culture. For this reason I believe that the candidate that can gain the trust of the minorities will also gain the trust of the Country, leaving us with the best possible president we could get.  Although this is not necessarily history it sure is history in the making. Our country already made history last presidential election on many front. This time I’m sure will do the same. I believe that we will have a greater number of voters than ever before coming out to vote.

Questions 1. What percentage of Hispanic voters will vote in the Republican Primaries as compared to the presidential election? 2. Will Gingrich recover from his radio commercial blunder to win the Florida primary? 3. Is it possible for illegal aliens to vote? ________________ 1. "Aurora Raigfe" Quote Garden

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