The Coming Power Struggle
Barack Obama's election to the presidency has delighted blacks and Hispanics alike. The two largest minority groups are celebrating a new era in America politics. Blacks are obviously joyful that the doors of access to the highest level of American politics have suddenly swung open. There have been discussions about black power brokers who have been on the fringes of political power now having an opportunity to sit at the big table. The X factor in this new political landscape- Hispanics- now the largest minority group in America turned out ten million strong to vote for Obama. Hispanics are expected to project even greater political leverage in the coming years which has not gone unnoticed by them or the Democrats. They are certainly looking for a return on that ten million vote investment. The Democrats will certainly attempt to exploit that voting block in order to maintain a firm grip on power in the coming decade. The question is what will Hispanics want in return? They will n