Clinton and Sanders: The 60’s and 70’s beyond the memes

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2. Let's compare what the two candidates were doing in 1972, shall we?

Hillary was out in the field registering poor Latino voters in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas back in 1972. 

Hillary Clinton, the presumptive favorite for the Democratic nomination, beat Obama 2–1 among Latino voters in the 2008 primary. It wasn’t just name recognition, either. The Clintons have a robust network of Latino leaders and activists, and long history with outreach that dates back to 1970s in Texas. 
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In 1972, when a young Hillary and Bill Clinton were working the ill-fated George McGovern campaign, she worked closely with well-respected union leader, Franklin Garcia, who took her under his wing as she helped register Latino voters in south Texas and along the Rio Grande Valley.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/adriancarrasquillo/hillary-clinton-has-deep-history-with-latinos-and-theres-not#.jdqM3ajE3

And what was Bernie, then in his 30s, doing in 1972? Writing this: