Thursday, March 4, 2010

DallasMorningNews: Latino incumbent loses in Republican primary, blames bias

Victor Carrillo, chairman of the Texas Railroad Commission, which despite its name regulates the powerful and important energy industry in Texas: said, according to the Dallas Morning News: "Given the choice between 'Porter' and 'Carrillo' – unfortunately, the Hispanic surname was a serious setback from which I could never recover, although I did all in my power to overcome this built-in bias."

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/DN-gopmin_04met.ART.State.Edition1.4bdd15c.html

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