ABSTRACT
Bill Clinton won both the primary and the general election in New York City in 1992 on the strength of the city's traditional liberal electoral coalition, of which Puerto Ricans were an important part. With the Democratic National Convention coming to New York City from July 13 to 16, political discussion turned more toward convention politics and the George Bush versus Clinton race. Following the Democratic presidential primary in New York, an article in the New York Times raised the question of how Hispanic leaders planned to turn the raw numbers of a large and growing Latino population into political power. It discussed the mixed success of redistricting and the need to develop new strategies, especially naturalization campaigns, to increase the number of those eligible to vote. The endorsement by Dennis Rivera's union brought some complications for the Jerry Brown campaign.
