Breaking: Univision Shuts Down Conservative Ad Campaign Urging Hispanics Not To Vote
In Simons blog piece, In Nevada, conservative group launches ads encouraging Latinos not to vote, he defended the need for Hispanic's to continue to vote in the important elections ahead. Apparently Univision, the network that was set to air the advertisement urging Hispanics not to vote, agrees.
Ben Smith of The Politico has the full story HERE:
The Spanish-language network Univision has refused to air an ad from a GOP-led Hispanic group telling Hispanic voters to sit out the race between Sharron Angle and Harry Reid.
The network cited its commitment to civic engagement as a reason not to air the advertisements, a quote from Univision is below:
“Univision will not be running any spots from Latinos for Reform related to voting," said a spokeswoman for the network, Carolina Valencia, in an email. "Univision prides itself on promoting civic engagement and our extensive national campaigns encourage Hispanics to vote.”
Additionally the network has distanced itself from Robert Posada, who was the campaigns spokesmen:
"It is also important to clarify that while Mr. Robert de Posada has on occasion provided political commentary on Univision, representing one of various points of views, he is not in any way affiliated with Univision," Valencia said.
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