The Tequila Party
Upset with the Obama Administration and the Democrat Party dragging feet on so-called immigration reform, Latino political leaders are contemplating a move to go rouge and they’re taking a page, not to mention a tip-of-the-hat moniker, from the Tea Party’s playbook. This from the Daily Caller:
The idea, born of frustration over the party’s inaction on immigration reform and fears that as a voting bloc they’re a political afterthought, Latino leaders have discussed the idea among themselves locally and in conference calls with colleagues across the country.
The unlikely model for the movement they would like to launch is the Tea Party — not in substance, of course, but in its grass-roots organizational style. Acknowledging the source of their inspiration, Latino leaders have dubbed the proposed movement the “Tequila Party.”
These Hispanic leaders have noticed that while the Tea Party has had spotty electoral success, it has called attention to its concerns and values and put the establishment on notice.
“I don’t know if it’s going to happen, but there’s talk,” said Fernando Romero, president of the nonpartisan Hispanics in Politics, Nevada’s oldest Hispanic political group. “There’s discussion about empowerment of the Latino vote.”
The Tequila Party seems to be getting most of its juice from Nevada, where the Latino vote is largely credited with saving the political fortunes of Harry Reid. With that in mind, can a push be far behind for Reid to deliver his oft-promised vote on the Dream Act, rammed through the lame-duck session with a Jose Cuervo-fueled frenzy? Call it party politics with a twist – of lime, that is, with a lick of salt for good measure.
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