Obama says "Yes, We Can!" but among Hispanic voters, can he?

Feb. 10, 2008, 11:36AM
Obama says "Yes, We Can!" but among Hispanic voters, can he?
By PAULINE ARRILLAGA AP National Writer
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His rallying cry echoes the late Cesar Chavez, the Latino activist who inspired legions with three simple words, "Si, se puede!" The loose translation — "Yes, we can!" — has become Barack Obama’s call to arms. But now, some are asking: Can he?

 

After a dismal showing among Hispanics in his Super Tuesday showdown with Hillary Clinton, can Obama entice this key voting bloc? And, if not, what might that say about a color divide that extends beyond black-white in an ever-expanding brown America? Read more.