A really nasty question that no one wants to touch

Will the nomination of Obama drive Latino voters to McCain and maybe even permanently to the Republican party? I am not trying to fear monger or play some race card on why Democrats shouldn't vote for Obama. I think it is a legitimate question considering the less talked about race issues between black and brown voters. Living in Los Angeles gives me a unique perspective on the relationship between the two and I think this is a valid question. I don't think the question is relevant in regards to the current nomination process, but I do think it is something people will need to think about come November and maybe further into the future.

Please understand that I am not trying to single out Latinos as racist. You can find racists in every culture. I think the question needs to be answered because the Latino voting block is exploding and will have a massive affect on politics in the future, which it rightly should.

If this is true, the Democratic party is going to have to find a way to pull these voters back. Karl Rove found a way to get them in 2000 and 2004. If Obama is nominated, I think Democrats will have to do the same. If this question is ignored, Democrats could have problems in years to come.

Novak and Estrich on focus point

Susan Estrich from Fox News just wrote an article that mirrors Novak's. Susan doesn't drop in details this time. Novak was murdered on realclearpolitics by readers that caught him on his bad data and maybe Susan was smart enough to look at the response before putting out her own article. It looks like the Republican machine is back on the march. They don't want Obama and they will do anything to keep that from happening. I would quote her article, but if you have already read Novak's, then there is no reason to read Susan's.

I think the Republicans are a little delusional right now. Clinton will not be much easier than Obama and if they keep tearing down McCain, November will be a cake walk for whoever wins the Dem nomination.

Novak's The Bradley Effect

I just finished a horrifically written and disturbingly biased article by Robert Novak. Novak, in a pathetic and transparent attempt at scaring the American public, played the race card today. America won't vote for a black guy, implies Novak. It is the Bradley effect all over again. He uses California as his premise and bad data to back it up. First he states that two polls showed Obama winning California, when really only one of those polls had Obama ahead.

"Zogby and SurveyUSA polls showing big Obama leads in California, it is argued, were just plain wrong."

SurveyUSA had Clinton ahead 52-42 on the day before the election

Then he says that people, not wanting to be seen as racist, just said that they voted for Obama, when they really voted for Clinton. Novak conveniently forgot that a large number, 42%, of California ballots where mail in ballots. A lot of these ballots were most likely mailed off before Obama made his push.

The truth is, Novak and his conservative masters, want no piece of Barrack Obama. Hillary is an easy target, but Obama seems almost untouchable. If Bill Clinton can't even imply race, then what is a Republican to do??? As much as I like John McCain, Barrack Obama would destroy him in a general election....Novak knows this and is doing whatever he can to make sure Hillary is the nominee.

What Novak doesn't get, is that George Bush has insured that no Republican will win in the general. McCain doesn't have a chance...voter turnout alone is proof enough of this.

Mr. Novak, and I use "Mr." loosely, we can see the fear in your lies.