Big Tent Democrat
is correct. The Washington
Post took a swipe at Clinton through her Latino bundler.
Clinton’s success in this unlikely setting is based almost entirely on her
friendship with one man, McAllen developer Alonzo Cantu. A self-made millionaire
who once picked grapes on the migratory farm labor circuit, Cantu persuaded
more than 300 people in Hidalgo County, where the median household income
in 2006 was $28,660, to write checks ranging from $500 to $2,300 to the senator
from New York. Cantu offers a simple explanation for what he’s doing for Clinton.
“To me, there’s two things that will keep us from being ignored,”
he said. “Money and votes. I think we’ve shown we can raise money. That
will get us attention, or at least get us a seat at the table, get us in the
room.”
Ah yes, when it’s Clinton it’s all about a seat at the table.
But when Obama bundled it was all
about his “energy.”
“I wasn’t looking to make a statement about the Clintons,” he said.
“My decision wasn’t in any way based on less affection or respect for
her. [Obama] just had this energy. I could tell this was going to be something
different.”
The only surprise is that it wasn’t written by Anne Kornblut.
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