Converging dreams, Why latinos support Obama

Converging Dreams: Why Latinos Support Obama, analyzes the newly emerged political force that is the Latino vote in the United States. A force that many consider monolithic and united: either Republican or Democrat. While others claim this force is plural and fractionalized, without true party loyalty. The book explains how, in 2008, the political map of the United States was forever changed. Political observers had continually said over the years that we Latinos were the “sleeping giant” of the electorate. But on November 4, 2008, the sleeping giant awoke, and spoke. Loudly. President Obama was elected with 67 per cent of the Latino vote. He was elected with votes that were cast in many places where only a few years ago Latinos were not even on the political radar of the country. And he was elected with the help of the Latino vote in the swing states that delivered the important electorial votes to Barack Obama.
Converging Dreams, describes the promises that were made to Latinos in 2008, what President Obama has achieved during his nearly four years in office, and why he is the best option for the Latino community in 2012.