For The Hispanic Media, It's All About John Boehner

For The Hispanic Media, It's All About John Boehner
UNITED STATES - JUNE 27: Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, speaks during his weekly on camera news conference in the Capitol on Thursday, June 27, 2013. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
UNITED STATES - JUNE 27: Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, speaks during his weekly on camera news conference in the Capitol on Thursday, June 27, 2013. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

“Like it or not, the Hispanic media perceives that approving or rejecting immigration reform is in the hands of John Boehner. When you listen to local radio stations and even national media, most of us are concentrated on John Boehner. We don’t even have a problem pronouncing his name.”

That’s from Jorge Ramos, the widely influential anchor for Univision who has been described as the “Walter Cronkite of Hispanic media,” in an interview with me today. Ramos left little doubt that Boehner and fellow House Republicans will get absolutely crucified by the Hispanic media if Republicans fail to support comprehensive reform.

The views of Ramos and others in the Hispanic media are mostly overlooked inside the Beltway. But Obama is set to take his case to that media directly: The White House just announced he will do a round of interviews with Hispanic media Tuesday.

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