Mitt Romney, GOP Reach Out to Hispanics
GOP presidential front-runner Mitt Romney and the Republican National Committee have recently launched efforts to woo Hispanic voters, though Democrats have decried the moves as merely lip-service.
Romney, former governor of Massachusetts, released a Spanish-language advertisement on Wednesday highlighting job creation and national security. Also on Wednesday, RNC Chairman Reince Priebus announced an expanded effort to reach out to Latinos and named Bettina Inclan to lead the charge. Inclan is a communications and political strategist who worked for Ariz. Senator John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign.
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In a conference call about the announcement, Priebus said social media would also play a role in outreach efforts.
“We’re also unveiling our new @RNCLatinos Twitter account and RNC Latinos Tumblr blog, so that Latinos across the country will be able to get the latest bilingual content, videos and the great research that’s been coming out of the RNC,” he said. “The Twitter and Tumblr accounts join the existing bilingual website at RNCLatinos.com. Through these platforms, it’s our hope that Latinos across the nation will be able to partake in the conversation like never before.”
Democrats immediately mocked the efforts.