New Clinton Spanish-language TV Ad in Nevada

Here’s the first Clinton Spanish-language campaign commercial in Nevada.

The translation of the script is my own and not that of the campaign.

“The Voice of the Voiceless”

“Nevada Latinos want a better life for our families.

“This is the moment for our vote to become our voice.

“Let us support our friend Hillary Clinton. She favors universal health insurance and economic policies that will create millions of new jobs. And Hillary has said ‘Enough’ to anti-Hispanic demagoguery.

“Hillary is the voice of the voiceless.

“This Saturday, January 19th at 11am, let’s go out and vote for Hillary in order to have a better life.”

At the very end of the ad, Hillary Clinton says in English “I am Hillary Clinton candidate for president and I approve this message.”

Giuliani, Obama and Romney have all ended their Spanish-language ads actually saying “I approve this message” en español.

Obama’s Spanish-language TV Ad in Nevada

The Barack Obama campaign posted on YouTube a new thirty and sixty second Spanish-language television ad targeting Latino voters in Nevada. The thirty-second spot contains a grammatical mistake.

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Hispanics in the Nevada Caucus

Hispanic Voter Bingo in Nevada Caucus

A soccer team, a radio show, mock caucuses. These are just a few of the tactics that political parties are using to woo what’s become a crucial voter segment in Nevada elections this year – the Latino vote.

With the state’s first caucus rapidly approaching on January 19, Democrats and Republicans are battling to land Hispanics in their camp. “The Democrats have made a better play for it,” says Eric Herzik, political scientist at the University of Nevada at Reno. “The Republicans have focused their effort on the general election.”

Both sides know the stakes are rich. Hispanics now comprise almost a quarter of the Silver State’s population and 13 percent of its electorate – numbers that are likely to keep increasing as the November elections near.

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