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The challenge, he said, was getting Hispanics to vote with the full force of their demographic power.
"With numbers come political power," Mr. Obama said. "Are folks registering? Are they voting? We still have not seen the kinds of participation levels that are necessary to match up the numbers with actual political power."
"My hope is that in 2012, in 2016, in 2020 you continually see participation rates increase more and more for Latinos and that will inevitably lead to both parties, I think, being more responsive to Latino issues,"
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I think this is a good point. We need to encourage our families to vote.