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John B. King Jr.: The president won two out of every three Latino votes in the last elections. How much of this is almost a dare to the…

On the recordMay 25, 2009
The president won two out of every three Latino votes in the last elections. How much of this is almost a dare to the Republicans; go ahead, stand up and fight this Latino nominee, after you just had it handed to you in the last election?

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John King discusses the implications of President Obama's nomination of Sonia Sotomayor in relation to Latino voters and the Republican response.

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