Conservatives Look to NM for Voters

A conservative political group is trying to attract a large population in New Mexico for the upcoming 2012 election Hispanics. The Hispanic Leadership network was in Albuquerque this weekend working on ways to sway Hispanic voters away from president Obama. In 2008, 67 percent of Latinos voted for president Obama, but the unemployment rate for Hispanics is now higher than the national average. "This is unfortunately again, nothing more than a gimmick to try and put forward a Hispanic elected officials in the Republican party, "Javier Gonzales of the Democratic Party said. One political analyst says the Democratic Party is not in danger of a complete turn-around but it could make a dent in their numbers.