Latino voters hold the key to the Democratic nomination

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Fi2wsm_small Latino voters are keeping Hillary Clinton's campaign alive, and are one of the main obstacles preventing Barack Obama from clinching the Democratic presidential nomination. When and how did Latino voters gain this level of political power? What are the implications for the rest of the primary campaign and the general election? Journalist Pilar Marrero takes an in-depth look at the Latino vote in this conversation with Feet in Two Worlds executive producer John Rudolph. Marrero is the senior political writer at La Opinion, the leading Spanish-Language daily in Los Angeles. Marrero discusses the generational split between younger and older Latinos over who to support for president as well as historical trends that have given Latino voters unprecedented clout at the ballot box this year.

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Latino voters are keeping Hillary Clinton's campaign alive, and are one of the main obstacles preventing Barack Obama from clinching the Democratic presidential nomination. When and how did Latino voters gain this level of political power? What are the implications for the rest of the primary campaign and the general election? Journalist Pilar Marrero takes an in-depth look at the Latino vote in this conversation with Feet in Two Worlds executive producer John Rudolph. Marrero is the senior political writer at La Opinion, the leading Spanish-Language daily in Los Angeles. Marrero discusses the generational split between younger and older Latinos over who to support for president as well as historical trends that have given Latino voters unprecedented clout at the ballot box this year.

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Latino voters were pivotal in Hillary Clinton's recent victories over Barack Obama in the Texas, California, and New Mexico Democratic primaries. Both the Clinton and Obama campaigns are now trying to win Latino support in upcoming contests, including the Pennsylvania primary on April 22.

When and how did Latino voters gain this level of political power?

Pilar Marrero is the senior political writer at La Opinion, the leading Spanish-Language daily in Los Angeles. In this conversation with producer John Rudolph, Marrero talks about the pivotal role that Latinos are playing in this year's election, and how historical trends have given Latino voters unprecedented clout at the ballot box this year.

In cue: Pilar you recently wrote a piece in La Opinion...
Out cue: ... It's very old fashioned in looking at race.

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Journalist Pilar Marrero of the Spanish-language newspaper La Opinion. She spoke with John Rudolph, executive producer of Feet in Two Worlds. This interview was produced by Feet in Two Worlds, a project of the Center for New York City Affairs at the New School, linking ethnic media and public radio, and reporting on immigrant communities.