The Judge They Feared

Sonia Sotomayor is a powerful woman with a powerful story, who represents in many ways the arc of Latino struggle in this country. Her nomination Tuesday by President Barack Obama has the potential to galvanize and strengthen Latino voters in this country and to firmly lock the Latino vote into the Democratic Party column in a way that may be irreversible for a generation or more. Full Story »

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Derek Hawkins
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by Derek Hawkins - May. 27, 2009

Good story on why the GOP "fears" Sotomayer. Perhaps a little too complimentary. Interesting to attribute a shift in Latino voting patterns solely to Obama's nomination. I can intuit this point, but I'd like to see polling data and other information to back this up.

Sonia Sotomayor is a powerful woman with a powerful story, who represents in many ways the arc of Latino struggle in this country.

Not the strongest statement.

Her nomination Tuesday by President Barack Obama has the potential to galvanize and strengthen Latino voters in this country and to firmly lock the Latino vote into the Democratic Party column in a way that may be irreversible for a generation or more.

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