Liberal Hispanic activists assail Rubio, Cruz as ‘traitors’ to their culture
Source: Washington Post
Liberal Hispanic activists assail Rubio, Cruz as traitors to their culture
By Mary Jordan December 15 at 6:53 AM
Liberal Hispanic groups have launched a new campaign designed to turn Latino voters against the two Cuban American Republicans who have risen to the top tier of the GOP presidential field assailing Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz as traitors to their own culture.
Radio and online ads, social media posts and public discussions with Hispanic leaders in swing states are accusing Cruz and Rubio, senators from Texas and Florida, respectively, of fighting against immigration reforms, a minimum wage increase and other changes that millions of Latinos support. Many of the ads equate the two candidates to GOP front-runner Donald Trump, whose sharp rhetoric on immigration has until now drawn most of the attention of Hispanic activists.
Its not comfortable for us to do this, to call out members of our own community who dont reflect our community values, but we have no choice, said Cristóbal Alex, president of the Democratic-backed Latino Victory Project.
At a Monday gathering in Nevada of Democratic Hispanic leaders, ahead of tonights GOP debate in Las Vegas, photos of Cruz and Rubio were plastered alongside Trumps picture, as all three were criticized as anti-Latino. A press release noted, While Trump continues to grab headlines with his hateful anti-Latino, anti-immigrant language, the positions and records of the two Latino presidential candidates in the race are equally dangerous for Nevada communities.
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Octafish
(55,745 posts)Rubio and Cruz are greedhead warmonger frustrated despot stooges. Glad others have noticed, Hermanasanta.
appalachiablue
(41,144 posts)Si se puede!