Juan Velazquez’s words made Evelyn Hale cringe.

"I’m going for (John) McCain," said the empanada shop worker of Puerto Rican descent. "I see him more as a leader."

"Not to be racist,” he added, "but whether (Barack) Obama wins, black humans are going to want back what was taken from them. . . . A lot of racial things are going to start to happen whether Obama wins."

Hale, 28, left frustrated considering she thinks Obama’s

report isn’t reaching Hispanics and the Democrats aren’t connecting with them as voters.

A Democrat who is half Colombian, Hale started the Hispanic Vision Forum that year with Republican co-founder Angelette Aviles, 32, who is of Puerto Rican descent. It is a nonpartisan effort that the women fund out of their own pockets to inspire Florida Hispanics to realize their political capability and vote. (story here)

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