Jeb Bush Leads GOP Effort To Swing Hispanic Voters
MIAMI (CBS4) - In effort to sway Hispanic voters away from the Democratic Party, the new Hispanic Action Network is meeting in Miami to discuss ways to improve the GOP's outreach to the Latino population.
The group, led by former Governor Jeb Bush, is being funded by Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman, whose American Action Network directed more than $30 million in campaign funds to Republicans in about 30 congressional races last year.
The new Hispanic Action Network is part of a growing number of Republican organizations reaching out to Hispanics and Latinos who have large numbers of voters in swing states such as Nevada, Colorado and Florida. The Republicans hope to chip away at Hispanics' overall 2-1 preference for Democrats.
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