In a little while, Tim Kaine will be speaking to the National Council of La Raza's annual conference. From the Politico article, "Democrats have huge day with Latinos": Kaine will tell the group he has “a great respect for the Latino community and the values it holds dear – family, dedication to hard-work, and commitment to the community.I'm very glad to see this, especially since it will make the immigrant-bashing right wingers' heads explode. Ha. In all seriousness, though, the Democrats are on the verge of winning over Latino voters for many years to come, as the Republicans alienate them with a combination of immigrant bashing and opposition to the historic Supreme Court nomination of Sonia Sotomayor. Keep up the good work, guys, I'm looking forward to Democrats staying in power for mucho mas anos! :)
“The Latino community is quickly becoming one of the most influential in the entire country,” Kaine says in prepared remarks. “And the demographic is changing. Right now, one in 10 people in Virginia are born outside the U.S. … I think it’s safe to say that President Obama wouldn’t have won Virginia (for the first time since 1964), and wouldn’t have the White House so overwhelmingly without the support of the Latino Community, so I thank you for that.”
Kaine’s text adds: “ya es hora ¡Ciudadanía! (Citizenship, It’s Time!); and ya es hora ¡Ve y Vota! (It’s Time, Go Vote!).”
UPDATE: The New York Times reports, "BREAKING NEWS 11:59 AM ET: Senate Judiciary Panel Approves Sotomayor With One Republican Vote". The vote was 13-6 in favor (Lindsey Graham was only "R" vote for Sotomayor), nomination now goes to full Senate.
