From Al Kamen’s In the Loop at The Washington Post:
Everyone talks about how crucial the Latino vote is going to be in November. Both parties are putting out literature and Web pages in Spanish in an effort to communicate better with this huge constituency.
The Republicans have a sign-up page — called “Abriendo Caminos” or opening paths — that promises Spanish-speaking folks that President Bush and the GOP will “send you weekly news about the topics that most interest you.”
The sign-up page asks the usual stuff — name, address, telephone number and e-mail address. You are to check which of many listed topics — immigration, health, Social Security, corporate responsibility, crime prevention and so on — are of most interest.
Then it asks what you are. There are four options: war veteran or retired military; teacher or educator; senior citizen; or farmer or rancher. That’s it. Nothing for lawyers, doctors, engineers or corporate executives to check.
Not even a box for “otro?”
Here’s the GOP page.
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