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By Jill Chapin<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

October 23, 2014<\/p>\n

The L.A. Times recently reported that Latino voters may opt to sit out the upcoming mid-term elections. Why?<\/p>\n

Because as one man lamented, it is President Obama\u2019s failure to overhaul the nation\u2019s immigration laws. \u201cObama promised but never delivered\u201d he said. Most discouraging, he asks why Latinos should bother voting, \u201cwhen the politicians never listen to what the people say.\u201d<\/p>\n

With this sentiment, we need to applaud the Republicans, who set us all up to blame President Obama. It was their master plan and it is working beyond their wildest expectations.<\/p>\n

Having Latinos sit out this election is their dream come true, because Latinos are overwhelmingly Democrats. And Republicans understand that in order to win, they don\u2019t want you to vote. So how did they single-handedly drive so many Latinos into this apathetic state?<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how they did it, and if you don\u2019t vote, you will have to live with the realization that you are hopelessly gullible.<\/p>\n

Need proof? The following is a quote from Kentucky Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, spoken at a Republican retreat at the Library of Congress right before Obama\u2019s first inauguration in 2009: \u201cThere are enough of us to block the Democratic agenda, as long as we march in lock step. As long as Republicans refuse to follow Obama\u2019s lead, Americans will see partisan food fights and conclude Obama had failed to produce change.\u201d<\/p>\n

Latinos wield a great deal of political power, but only if they enter a voting booth. According to The Times, Matt Barreto, a University of Washington political scientist conducted extensive nationwide polling among Latinos and found that they could make the difference in more than three dozen races across the country.<\/p>\n

You have the power and you have the numbers. Use them.<\/p>\n

Sitting out this election will be a self-inflicted wound. President Obama can\u2019t help you if you allow more Republicans to block his every move. If you are unwilling to use the ballot to protect yourself from a Republican take-over, don\u2019t blame anyone but yourselves when their brilliantly executed con job on Latinos across the country results in less support for Latinos in the future, not more.<\/p>\n

Vote!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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