SPEAKING IN TONGUES. Speaking of Spanish and the presidential candidates, as David Weigel points out on the Reason blog, the only GOP candidate doing visible outreach in Spanish is Mitt Romney, on the "Conozca a Mitt Romney" portion of his site. At the page, Romney's son Craig implores Spanish-speaking voters to vote for dear old dad not because of what he's done or will do for Latino voters, but because he believes in family, faith, and integrity. "His achievements are impressive, but the reason you can count on my vote for him is because he has always been a good father, husband, and grandfather," says Craig Romney (in Spanish), an obvious ploy to the perceived interests of Latino voters.
At least Romney makes an attempt. While most of the Dems -- all but Biden and Gravel at least -- have a portion of their site for Spanish-speakers, there's nothing for the other eight Republicans.
--Kate Sheppard
