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The Democrats Played Dirty in Nevada

Ruben Navarrett Jr. on

SAN DIEGO -- In the 2016 election, the plotline for Latino Democrats is excitement followed by disappointment.

The Nevada caucuses were supposed to be a coming-out fiesta for America's largest minority. The Silver State is one of three battleground states -- along with Colorado and Florida -- where Latinos make up a significant share of voters.

Latinos make up 5.6 percent of the population of Iowa, and 3.3 percent in New Hampshire.

But they account for 27.8 percent of the population of Nevada. So that is where Latino voters were supposed to flex their muscle, both as their own bloc and also as part of two other important constituencies -- young people and union members.

Unfortunately, that moment of glory was marred by a dirty trick that Democrats usually use on Republicans but will occasionally also employ against their own kind.

In a desperate attempt to poison the well on the day of the Democratic caucuses and dampen the enthusiasm of Latinos who were leaning toward Bernie Sanders, Clinton supporters -- led by a Latina opportunist who will sit at a table with whoever butters her bread -- played the nativist card.

 

The Clintonistas started spreading an ugly accusation that supporters of the Vermont senator had, while caucusing at Harrah's casino in Las Vegas, responded to a request for interpreters for Spanish speakers by angrily shouting out "English only."

The accusation was lodged by Dolores Huerta, an outspoken Clinton supporter and labor activist who plays rough and has for years been milking her celebrity status from the 1960s.

In Nevada, Huerta tweeted: "I offered to translate & Bernie supporters chanted English only! We fought too long & hard to be silenced Si Se Puede! #ImwithHer #NVcaucus." Actress America Ferrera, who also supports Clinton, chimed in with this tweet: "Harrah's casino site -- Bernie supporters chant 'English-only' to stop civil rights leader @DoloresHuerta from providing Spanish translation."

Ferrera is just another Hollywood celebrity who supposedly cares a lot but doesn't know much. Huerta, however, is a professional agitator.

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