TIEMPO Is Not on Arnold’s Side

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In an article entitled "Arnold Will Be Back, But Will Hispanics?" today’s TIME magazine encapsulates the troubles Team Arnold is having with California's Latino community. (TIME, September 18, 2005) (See below)

The article describes the Governor’s plummeting poll numbers (17 percent approval rating) among Latino voters and actions that have alienated Hispanics, including the barring of a La Opinion reporter from a Schwarzenegger event last week.

The piece also mentions Arnold’s voicing of support for the Minutemen, a Pander strike orchestrated by senior Schwarzenegger Administration officials and campaign consultants in an effort to shore up the Guv’s right-wing base.

They may have overestimated the appeal of the vigilantes, though. Yesterday’s Los Angeles Times reports that “organizers called off their Minuteman-style patrol of the California-Mexico border this weekend after a minor scuffle with counter-demonstrators and a far lower turnout than expected.” (Los Angeles Times, September 18, 2005)

Latinos haven’t felt this much animosity towards their Governor since the Wilson/Prop 187 days.

Maybe Team Arnold can dust off the old Wilson “revolving door” ads and complete the circle.

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excerpt from TIME Magazine

...in what many perceived as a symbolic snubbing, a reporter from La Opinion, California's largest Spanish-language newspaper, was barred last week from a Schwarzenegger event to which two English-language journalists were admitted.

Perhaps most damaging, however, was the open letter some California Republicans issued last week denouncing the Governor's dismal record on placing Latinos in key posts and calling the state G.O.P. "morally wrong and politically stupid" for its shoddy treatment of Latino candidates.

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