Obama: “If I Win, It’ll Be Because the GOP Alienated Latinos”
In an off the record interview with the Des Moines Register made public Wednesday, President Obama said that if he gets reelected, it’ll be because the 
GOP alienated Latinos.
The Des Moines Register originally agreed that the interview was off the record, but later published a story imploring the Obama campaign to allow them to release the interview. The Obama campaign initially resisted, but then obliged without further comment.
President Obama implied during the interview that he believes paying attention to the Latino community should be any elected official’s top priority:
The second thing I’m confident we’ll get done next year is immigration reform. And since this is off the record, I will just be very blunt. Should I win a second term, a big reason I will win a second term is because the Republican nominee and the Republican Party have so alienated the fastest-growing demographic group in the country, the Latino community. And this is a relatively new phenomenon. George Bush and Karl Rove were smart enough to understand the changing nature of America.
Although President Obama touts the care he’s taken to reach out to Latinos, which includes the DREAM Act, he doesn’t mention his administration’s increased deportations.
As usual, there is no discussion of the black vote. The assumption is that black people have nowhere to go, so it’s a given that we’ll all go to the polls to re-elect President Obama en masse.
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You are so right, there is no discussion of the black vote because it’s expected that black people will all go to the polls to re-elect President Obama en masse. And I ask the question why not? We’ve had 43 white presidents, 39 who had two terms, who did very little for Black people and they voted for them anyway. Just be because President Obama has yet to label his programs as “Black Concerns” he’s done a lot for all Americans – education, health, employment, insurance – and many Blacks have benefited. So I say give President Obama another chance to right the wrongs of the previous eight years prior to his election. If Black folks will support each other when the others are ganging up, we’ll all be better of. Get of your duffers and Vote for President Obama
AMEN!
Well said Fredrick. I wanted to add more, than I re-read your post and everything I wanted to write was already written.
Typical. The Latinos are the ‘fastest growing demographic’! Can’t the writer of this article read?! Its not all about African Americans! And yes, I am black! Look at the stats!
But you are right:
1- Slight hypocrisy here from Obama- he ahs deportedp over a million immigrants in his first term, and now he is talking about ‘immigration reform.’ Hmmm.
2-The fact that the Latino group is growing so quickly does not mean he must neglect other policies that will help other demographics.
Thanks Frederick, great answer. The media is so keen on trying to get African-Americans to stay home from the polls and for us to vote for an candidate other than the President.
I have voted, and I was so PROUD to vote Obama-Biden.
You are right on point Frederick we must support our POTUS he Is doing a outstanding job. compared to how messed up things were when he took office. We have to keep moving FOWARD.
Iam with Elizabeth OBAMA- BIDEN
No, if Obama wins it will be because Romney’s easily hacked electronic voting machines failed to covert or suppress enough legitimate votes or failed to add enough extra nonexistent votes. It will be because there is an electoral college split from the popular vote. It will be because I used my “Time-Turner” necklace and went back to right this mess.
African-American votes are not guaranteed to him. In fact, I would wager that fewer even turn out at the polls this year. The media has snapped countless photos of hapless brown souls lined up with Tea Party signage because of hasty decisions and a penchant for wanting acceptance from fringe quarters that are not interested in doing anything good for them. They are going to do the obligatory ‘thanks’ and tell them to keep on shuffling.
Support? Right. The ‘magic’ is strong in every community except the African American one!
Thank you Willie H! & Frederick, ther is no way I could not put it any better, Boyce Watkins’ gripe with your Afro-American President is now becoming so embarrassing!!
We have a President who say he is not the Black peoples President…and he has proved it each and every day he has been in office…
His healthcare bill is a joke, and you will find out the day you have to start paying…
Imagine being poor, unemployed, and you need medical assistance…sure the healthcare bill will pay for your medical treament, but not at Royal hospital…
Anyway, you get lucky and find a job, and like all Americans, you expect to receive an income tax check…oops, just like with student loans, your tax is withheld by the treasury department and will continue to be withheld until your debt is paid…
If the government issues a so-called stimulus check, yours will be withheld…due to your outstanding medical bill…and you know the government will report you to the credit agencies…
We only have two choices when it comes to electing our new President and it is a no brainer…
The latino’s voted for him last time around, and they will surely vote for him this time around…
Until congress becomes 80% Black, we will continue to suffer in this country…
Ya know what gets me most? No, what Sherry. These folk think President Obama is GOD! Imma let yall in on a secret, HE’S NOT GOD!!! He’s an intelligent man who is an extremely capable president that is leading the country out of the “toilet” that it was in when he entered the office of President…… AND trying to work with a bunch of “racists crackheads” whose only mission is to “take back their WHITE house” as oppose to working with ALL DUE respect to the Commander In Chief, their freaking boss! AND “we” as a culture of people would get up off our hind parts and be the daggone support that’s need during mid-term election to vote for the support that’s needed to enact the policies for change to happen faster than “ANY PRESIDENT EVER”. (Clinton quote & he outta know since he WAS the president) Bottomline, stop the dern whining, take you & your daggone lazy tail kinfolk to VOTE NOW & MIDTERM!
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DIRECTIVE 2008-xx – Ohio Secretary of State
http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/Upload/elections/directives/…/Dir2012-51.p If President Obama wins it will be because The Stat of Ohio is caught yet again conducting tabulation manipulation. Effective, 10/24/12 Sect. of State, Jon Husted, issued the above directive making it sure that the outcome of the election will NOT be available until 11/21/12!!!!!!! Please peruse.
Makes you wonder if romney were ahead in the State of Ohio would this directive had been issued???
If we understood finance, economic’s and business noway would so many of us say the President has been good to us.
Our unemployment rate is 14.3% !
The Latino rate it 16%
Gas was $1.85 it’s now $3.65
The national Debt has doubled, he thinks he can pay for it by raising tax on the wealthy, that won’t work our tax will also go up!
We’s made you believe that his healthcare will be free, not even close, we will pay big time and will wish for the good old days!
Latino’s aren’t alienated those who are citizens are free thinkers, unlike Blacks who give know thought to whom they vote for as long as the person is a Democrat.
Try being independent and vote for the best person rather than a whole party just because someone, you don’t know who has told you you must vote democrat. One day we will learn to play the game, President Obama did, see where it got him!