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- War for the Whitehouse -
Mitt Romney began actively courting the nation's fifty million
Hispanic voters this week, when he introduced his new side-kick,
an animated parrot named Paco.
And today Paco made his first appearance in a Romney campaign
commercial which has begun running in Florida and Texas.
Mitt Romney cares about the issues that matter to you.
Ja. -Jobs.
Mi gusta las travajos.
Education. -Mi gusta la educacion.
And lowering taxes. -Mi gusta los impuestos.
No. No mi gusta los impuestos.
I'm Mitt Romney. I'm running for president,
and I approve this message.
Oh, Mitt, you are so very smart.
I want you to be president.
Let's go over to Jason Copeland in the 2012 democrogrid,
so Jason. -Hi Andrea. -Is Paco going to show that Romney is
in touch with Hispanics? -Yeah, you know, he's clearly pushing hard
for that. In fact, just today the Romney campaign began
distributing pamphlets in predominantly Latino neighborhoods
featuring a photo of Romney doing the Mexican hat-dance with Paco.
The pamphlet goes on to mention how Romney and Paco both love
pinnatas and chimichangas and landscaping.
Romney's even been giving out free poncho's on the campaign trail.
But Romney, of course, does hold stances on issues like immigration
that traditionally have not played well with Hispanic voters.
Well, that's exactly right, but he's hoping that Paco will help
sway Hispanic voters even on those issues. -I see.
I think if you're opposed to illegal immigration,
it doesn't mean that you don't have a heart.
It means that you have a heart and a brain. -Si, si.
Let's save those amigos on this side of the border.
Now, this is not the first time this type of tactic has been used.
No, it's not. We all remember when John Kerry courted younger
voters with this cool cartoon version of himself skateboarding.
And George Bush attempted to draw black female voters
with this animated moose. -Right, LaShanda. -Yeah, LaShanda.
Okay, Jason, what about the numbers.
How are the voters reacting to Paco. -Well, Romney is saying quite well.
He did his own survey of 60 to 70 Hispanics
that he employs as house-hold staff and they all seemed to like it a lot.
Okay, thank you for being with us Jason. -Thanks.
We need to take a break, but when we come back
we'll talk about Vice President Joe Biden's
upcoming no rules fundraiser, to be held in international waters.