Hillary Clinton Cares About Minorities: Hispanics Matter To Her

The 2008 presidential election can be considered one of the most important and controversial elections of our times. Americans finally have a chance to break through one of two barriers. They have the chance to elect either the first African American president of the United States, Barrack Obama, or the first women president of the United States, Hillary Clinton (shown in left).Both candidates aim to represent the Democratic Party but off course only one will be successful. Their success will all depend on how well they can work with the American people and gain their trust.

Latest polls have shown that in California Hillary Clinton has a thirty-point lead over her competition. Many polls throughout different states show similar statistics where Hillary Clinton comes out on top over her opponents. Perhaps this goes to show that she is doing something right to earn the people's trust. I believeone one of her smart moves has been the way that she is showing that she cares for our country's minority groups. For example, she is making sure to involve one of our fastest growing minority groups, Latinos.

Univision this past Sunday aired the "first Spanish-language debate" ever. We see how the Latino community is beginning to play an essential role in politics because candidates care to reach out to them. Debate-watching parties for this event were hosted all across California. Fox 11 News, reported from the Hillary Clinton campaign headquarters where one of these debate-watching parties was hosted. There one of Clinton’s supporters spoke out about the reasons she admires Senator Clinton and undoubtedly one reason was that she cares about Hispanics. Furthermore this can be seen by the opportunity she gave Patti Solis Doyle (shown at the right ) on becoming the first Latina campaign manager in a presidential campaign. "Solis Doyle is a charter member of "Hillaryland" who went to work for Clinton during the 1992 presidential campaign and stayed through eight years in the White House." Patti Solis states in her blog, "As campaign manager, but most importantly as a Latina, I'm proud to see the growing role that the Hispanic community is playing in electing the next president of the United States. Our campaign will continue to reach out to Latinos and engage them so that they can help Hillary Clinton bring the change that America needs."

Recently Clinton reached out to the Hispanic community by joining them in celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month. She states, "As president I will be committed to ensuring that every Hispanic family has the opportunities they need to realize their dreams of a better life." She sends them a warm message in where she states that as president she will help open doors of opportunities. This past Friday, September 14, 2007, she made an appearance at Drew Magnet High School in where she discussed her efforts to bring civil rights to the table. She would like to turn this country, to a country where "there will not be any invisible Americans." As I stood there listening to her words something within me reassured me that she is the right woman for the job.

So far statistics and Clinton's actions can make one assume that she will have great success in this race. It is evident that she is working hard to make sure she can solve many of the problems this country is facing. She is scheduled to discuss her health care plan this Tuesday. This issue is important not only to Hispanics but to millions of Americans who are in need of a better health care system. "Hillary's American Health Choices Plan covers all Americans and improves health care by lowering costs and improving quality. It speaks to American values, American families, and American jobs."