Republican Presidential candidates blow off largest conference of Hispanic elected officials

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Republican presidential candidates made a major miscalculation this week by skipping the nation's largest gathering of Hispanic elected officials, local party representatives and event organizers said.

The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed officials opened its 24th annual convention Thursday at Walt Disney World, with top billing for a Democratic presidential candidate forum Saturday.

Friday's Republican forum? Canceled. Only Rep. Duncan Hunter of California agreed to show. The other candidates cited scheduling conflicts, including a Saturday debate in Iowa, which Hunter also planned to attend.

"The Republican candidates have blown off Hispanics in Florida," said state Rep. Juan Zapata, a Republican who helped bring the NALEO event to the state.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070628/ap_on_el_pr/republicans_hispanics

[aquart]

1. No black vote, no Hispanic vote, no gay vote....

How many votes do billionaires have?

[1monster]

2. As many as they need. They own the vote counting software...

and apparently, the Courts.

[Benhurst]

3. They have the all-important Diebold vote. He who laughs last ... .