Posts Tagged ‘election day’
VivirLatino’s Own Maegan la Mala Tonite on HITN
5:36 pm By Maegan La Mala · TV| US Presidential Race 2008 · Comments Off
4 Nov 2008
VivirLatino’s own Maegan la Mala will be on HITN live tonite discussing the election and the Latino vote. Check your local listings. I think I’ll be on the air between 9 and 10 pm est.
As soon as I get back I’ll join you all on the chat!!!! Save me a spot.
So How Are Latinos Expected to Vote?
4:40 pm By Maegan La Mala · US Presidential Race 2008 · 1 Comment
4 Nov 2008
This morning some numbers on the fabled Latino vote were released. If my family is any indication, the numbers may well be true.
The Univision/Reuters/Zogby poll released on Tuesday said that 78 percent of a sample of 1,016 Latino likely voters favored Sen. Obama, with 13 percent supporting McCain, an Arizona senator.
The poll, which was conducted between October 30 and November 2, found that 54 percent of respondents said the economy and jobs were the most important issue in deciding who to vote for, followed by health care and immigration, with 12 percent and 11 percent respectively.
Wait? Immigration is an issue? I wouldn’t have known that based on the last weeks of both major candidates’ campaigns.
Via / Hispanic Tips and Reuters
Latinos : Election Day is Today not on the 9th as Westchester County Told Latinos
2:02 pm By Maegan La Mala · New York| US Presidential Race 2008 · Comments Off
4 Nov 2008Westchester County, just north of NYC, sent out as many as 20,000 mailers with a “typo” on the Spanish version only, that election day is November 9th, not today.
“I think most people do know when Election Day is, but if you get an official letter from the Board of Elections that tells you another day, you might be confused,” said Grace Heymann, director of the Westchester Hispanic Coalition.
“I would especially worry about first-time voters,” she said. “We have been working hard to get out the vote, and we are getting some questions because of this letter.”
The mailing, about the availability of ballot marking devices used by disabled voters, was in English and Spanish. The English part was correct, but the Spanish section said Election Day was Nov. 9 instead of Nov. 4.
Via / Hispanic Tips, AP,
Martes Morning Musica : Listen to the Children, Vote!
6:59 am By Maegan La Mala · Music| US Presidential Race 2008| children · 1 Comment
4 Nov 2008My 11 year old’s school had their own presidential election. Barack Obama won by a landslide 674 to 147. My hija reports that kids were high-fiving each other.
I believe in the sanctity and privacy of the vote which is why while these kids mouthing McCain makes me shiver in fear a bit, the message is right on. See you at the voting booth!!!
Via / Slant Truth
Up before Dawn : Election Day 2008
4:49 am By Maegan La Mala · US Presidential Race 2008| VivirLatino · Comments Off
4 Nov 2008It’s not even 5 am here in NYC and I’m up and showered and trying to get my 11 year old up so we can meet my mom and be at the polls bright and early.
I was sitting on my 90 something year old abuela’s bed last night, talking about many things including the election. My abuela, a Puerto Rican U.S. citizen looked at me and said, ” Ojala que el prieto gana” (God willing the black one will win). It’s her version of saying “that one” and while my abuela’s racial politics are questionable, at least she doesn’t want McCain to win.
VivirLatino will be covering the election all day so keep logging on to see videos, updates and reports from at least two locations in the U.S. and even a look in from Europe, cuz we be fancy like that.
In the meantime, put on your voting boots.
Video Via / Baratunde
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