2004News

George W. Bush looks for Dominican vote

Diario Libre reporter Diana de Miguel writes that George W. Bush will go after the Dominican vote in the November elections by playing the Free Trade Agreement card. At least this was the opinion of Michael Skol, a senior associate of Manchester Trade, during a talk organized by the American Chamber of Commerce. It appears that the electoral force of the Dominican vote in the United States elections could be very important, not only for the approval of the Free Trade Agreement but also for the candidates that will need the Hispanic vote in order to keep their seats in Congress. Skol recommended that the Dominican voter use political action and cool calculations before placing their votes. ?If the Democratic candidate win the election, it will be much more difficult to win approval for the Free Trade Agreement,? commented Skol. On Wednesday, the Dominican Republic, the United States and the Central American republics began a legal review of the wording of the agreement, in order to see that the language was the same as what was said at the negotiating table.