{"id":5084841,"date":"2016-08-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-03T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ctlatinonews.com\/hispanic-dems-begin-to-push-hillary-already-for-more-seats-at-the-table\/"},"modified":"2016-08-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-08-03T04:00:00","slug":"hispanic-dems-begin-to-push-hillary-already-for-more-seats-at-the-table","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/ctln\/2016\/08\/03\/hispanic-dems-begin-to-push-hillary-already-for-more-seats-at-the-table\/","title":{"rendered":"Hispanic Dems Begin To Push Hillary Already For More Seats At 'The Table'"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nHispanic Democrats are demanding that Hillary Clinton<\/span><\/a>Hillary Rodham Clinton<\/span><\/a>Trump aide clarifies attack faulting Obama for Capt. Khan’s death<\/span><\/a>Glenn Beck: ‘Russia is trying to take down Hillary Clinton’<\/span><\/a>Will the Never Trumpers ‘own’ ObamaCare if Clinton wins?<\/span><\/a>MORE<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span> appoint Latinos to her administration in high-profile roles, as they look to move beyond their disappointment that she didn’t tap a Hispanic running mate.
\nHispanic leaders had expressed high hopes that one of their own would make history this year after they helped President Obama win two presidential elections and tapped Clinton as the first female nominee from any major party.<\/p>\n

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Clinton considered Labor Secretary Tom Perez and Housing Secretary Julian Castro for vice president before deciding on Sen. Tim Kaine<\/span><\/a>Tim Kaine<\/span><\/a>The Trail 2016: Don\u2019t take the bait<\/span><\/a>Anti-abortion group pressuring Kaine<\/span><\/a>Kaine: Trump has been silent on Zika<\/span><\/a>MORE<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span>, a Virginia Democrat who speaks fluent Spanish.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

“For the first time, we had two individuals that were really, adequately and strongly considered for vice president,” said former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson.
\n“I happen to think that they should’ve gotten it, but they didn’t.”
\nRichardson, a Mexican-American and former secretary of Energy, said the party has taken positive steps but that more still needs to be done to put Hispanics in positions of power.
\nHispanic Dems have been among Clinton’s most fervent supporters in 2016 and in her failed 2008 bid.
\nAnd their support could be crucial in her general election battle with Donald Trump<\/span><\/a>Donald Trump<\/span><\/a>Trump aide clarifies attack faulting Obama for Capt. Khan’s death<\/span><\/a>American Muslim Olympian: Trump’s words are ‘very dangerous’<\/span><\/a>Lewandowski raises question of Obama’s birthplace<\/span><\/a>MORE<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span>. Hispanics are expected to be a key constituency in the battleground states of Florida, Colorado and Nevada, and to a lesser degree in Pennsylvania and Virginia.
\nSome, though, say Democrats have only given lip service to Latino advancement and that the Clinton camp needs to prove itself.
\n“Things are changing in a good way but there\u2019s still a lot of talented Latinos that get passed over at lots of different levels,” said Chuck Rocha, president of Solidarity Strategies, the political strategy firm that worked on Bernie Sanders<\/span><\/a>Bernie Sanders<\/span><\/a>Glenn Beck: ‘Russia is trying to take down Hillary Clinton’<\/span><\/a>Dem party hack shows neither side is serious about cybersecurity<\/span><\/a>Trump warns of voter fraud: People are going to vote 10 times<\/span><\/a>MORE<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span> presidential campaign.
\nWhile most leaders were reluctant to directly highlight specific snubs, current and former officials, activists and business leaders all argued Clinton’s cabinet should include more Latinos.
\nPresident Obama’s cabinet currently has three Hispanic members: Perez, Castro and Maria Contreras-Sweet, administrator of the Small Business Administration. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz<\/span><\/a>Ernest Moniz<\/span><\/a>Hispanic Dems push Hillary for a seat at the table<\/span><\/a>Energy Dept. helps with Biden\u2019s cancer project<\/span><\/a>Bay Area energy meeting is where climate protection gets real<\/span><\/a>MORE<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span> is of Portuguese descent, but does not consider himself Hispanic.
\n“With the new administration, we’re going to be asking for at least four cabinet positions,” said Kenneth Romero-Cruz, executive director of the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators.
\nRomero-Cruz argued that for a cabinet to be “representational,” its composition should be proportional to the composition of the population as a whole.
\nLos Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti sees a larger issue at hand, explaining that many Democrats still struggle to represent their Latino constituents.
\n“I think that we still have candidates who are really getting comfortable with the Latino community,” said Garcetti.
\nThere are signs, though, that Latino politicians are
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\nTo read full article: http:\/\/thehill.com\/latino\/289854-hispanic-dems-push-hillary-for-a-seat-at-the-table<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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