Why Latina magazine broke a 20-year tradition and endorsed their first presidential candidate ever.

“This is the moment when we can determine that an attack on one of us is an attack on all of us.”

October 14, 2016 by Marcos Saldivar




Never before in the 20-year history of Latina has the magazine endorsed a candidate—until today.

But as the magazine noted, this is not an ordinary election. So, Latina broke tradition, joining forces with leaders in media and business, artists, and influencers to send a strong message—that we stand together to endorse Hillary Clinton for president.

The roster includes powerhouse Latinos and organizations: Dolores Huerta, Eva Longoria, John Leguizamo, the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Planned Parenthood

The overall message was clear—the Latino community has the power to change this election:

“Pollsters have a term for the Latino community: They call us the sleeping giant. We’re uniting our collective platforms of more than 50 million strong to show them, and the world, that this giant is very much awake.”

For 16 months, the magazine noted, the Latino community has been a target of hateful, bigoted, racist remarks from the Trump campaign:

“When Donald Trump launched his campaign on June 16, 2015, he vowed to build a wall to separate the United States and Mexico. And in his latest debate, he doubled down on that message by calling undocumented immigrants ‘murderers’ he is going to ‘force’ back to their native country. Minutes later, he added that he would make America great again for “the Latinos-Hispanics” whose lives are an unmitigated ‘disaster.’”

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