Colorlines: “The Real Invisible Obama Shows Up on Jobs and the Economy”

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There are many in the Democratic Party who worry that President Obama’s silence on everything black and brown will suppress voter turnout come November.

Colorlines reports:

Communities of color are mired in an economic depression. Yet the president struggles to publicly acknowledge it. The choice not to do so presents Obama with a political problem when he can least afford it.

The worry is that Obama has an “enthusiasim gap” amongst key elements of his 2008 electoral base. As D.C. political guru Charlie Cook notes, it’s especially large among Latinos. The bottom line is that in order to remain in the White House, the president needs to give this community a reason to show up at the polls. The number one issue for Latinos, like all Americans, is jobs and the economy.

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