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'Ugly Betty' star backs Clinton in bid to attract key Hispanic vote
By Leonard Doyle in Washington
Published: 16 January 2008
America Ferrera, the star of the show Ugly Betty, has signed up with
the Hillary Clinton campaign, generating instant appeal among Hispanic
voters - a key swing vote in the 2008 US presidential race.
Leading Democratic candidates are chasing Spanish-speaking voters as
never before, following a decision to bring forward the primaries and
caucuses in states with large Hispanic constituencies. This week, the
candidates are putting themselves before Hispanic audiences in Nevada,
New York and California at every opportunity.
In Ugly Betty Ms Ferrera, plays Betty Suarez, the supposedly hideous
daughter of Mexican immigrants who gets a job on a fashion magazine.
The show's clever take on how a working-class girl from the Bronx
brings dignity to the hard-knocks world of fashion has been a huge
success attracting 16 million viewers a night. "This election is too
important to stand on the sidelines, especially for my generation,"
said Ms Ferrera, announcing her role. "I believe that Hillary Clinton
can turn this country around."
Not to be outdone, Barack Obama has been promoting his multicultural
background before Nevada's voters, chanting "S
By Leonard Doyle in Washington
Published: 16 January 2008
America Ferrera, the star of the show Ugly Betty, has signed up with
the Hillary Clinton campaign, generating instant appeal among Hispanic
voters - a key swing vote in the 2008 US presidential race.
Leading Democratic candidates are chasing Spanish-speaking voters as
never before, following a decision to bring forward the primaries and
caucuses in states with large Hispanic constituencies. This week, the
candidates are putting themselves before Hispanic audiences in Nevada,
New York and California at every opportunity.
In Ugly Betty Ms Ferrera, plays Betty Suarez, the supposedly hideous
daughter of Mexican immigrants who gets a job on a fashion magazine.
The show's clever take on how a working-class girl from the Bronx
brings dignity to the hard-knocks world of fashion has been a huge
success attracting 16 million viewers a night. "This election is too
important to stand on the sidelines, especially for my generation,"
said Ms Ferrera, announcing her role. "I believe that Hillary Clinton
can turn this country around."
Not to be outdone, Barack Obama has been promoting his multicultural
background before Nevada's voters, chanting "S
