Strong Latino Turnout Could Swing It for Obama

October 25, 2012 from CNN

President Obama says Latino votes will be key to victory, but while his support among the bloc remains high, his failure to pass immigration reform may hurt turnout in states that he needs to win. CNN's Anderson Cooper speaks to Univision anchors Maria Elena Salinas and Jorge Ramos.

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Barack Obama

Barack Hussein Obama II (/bəˈrɑːk huːˈseɪn oʊˈbɑːmə/; born August 4, 1961) is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama served as a U.S. Senator representing the state of Illinois from January 2005 to Novemb... Explore this topic

US presidential election, 2012

Die 57. Präsidentschaftswahl in den Vereinigten Staaten fand am 6. November 2012 statt. Formal sind am 6. November die Wahlmänner des Electoral College bestimmt worden, die am 17. Dezember ihre Stimmen für die Ämter des Präsidenten und des Vizepräsidenten abgaben. Gleichzeitig... Explore this topic

Swing state

In United States presidential politics, a swing state is a state in which no single candidate or party has overwhelming support in securing that state's electoral college votes. Such states are targets of both major political parties in presidential elections, since winning th... Explore this topic

Immigration reform

Immigration reform is a term used in political discussion regarding changes to current immigration policy of a country. In its strict definition, "reform " means to change into an improved form or condition, by amending or removing faults or abuses. In the political sense, imm... Explore this topic

Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2012

On April 4, 2011, the President of the United States, Barack Obama, formally announced his re-election campaign for 2012. His running mate was Vice President Joe Biden and they were opposed by candidates from the Republican Party and candidates from other parties. The election... Explore this topic

Voter turnout

Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election. After increasing for many decades, there has been a trend of decreasing voter turnout in most established democracies since the 1960s. In general, low turnout may be due to disenchantment, ind... Explore this topic

United States

The United States of America, commonly called the United States, or America, is a federal republic consisting of fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capi... Explore this topic

Hispanic and Latino Americans

Ibericii și latinoamericanii din Statele Unite ale Americii sunt o minoritate etnică din Statele Unite ale cărei persoane provin din America Latină sau Peninsula Iberică, respectiv acele persoane care sunt vorbitoare de limba spaniolă sau portugheză. În urma recensământului di... Explore this topic

CNN

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