WASHINGTON — First-time congressional candidate Norma Torres tells people in her Los Angeles-area district that there is no more critical time to vote than now, even as she acknowledges “great disillusion” may cause many Hispanics to sit out Election Day.
“There’s nothing sexy on the ballot, no ballot measure to mobilize people” said Torres. And no presidential contest this year.
She and fellow Democrat Christina Gagnier are in a race to succeed Democratic Rep. Gloria Negrete McLeod, who is quitting Capitol Hill after just one term and trying to win election to a county board of supervisors.
“My message is that now it’s more important than ever that we vote to send a clear message to Washington that we are a big group of voters and they should pay attention to us,” Torres said.