Puerto Rican First Lady Luce Fortuno stopped into the La Teresita Café Friday morning in order to drum up support for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
The crowd gathered was primarily made up of Puerto Rican supporters of the Massachusetts Governor, waving signs in Spanish in support of the candidate as well as calling for the defeat of President Obama.
Luce’s visit ties into the seemingly increased focus on the Hispanic demographic, specifically those of Puerto Rican descent, by the Romney campaign. The campaign has recently released an ad featuring Luce’s husband Puerto Rico governor Luis Fortuno in an attempt to court the Hispanic vote, praising Romney’s experience as a fiscal conservative. Luce also delivered the introduction for Ann Romney's speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa.
This focus on the Hispanic vote comes at a time when the Romney/Ryan ticket is seeing a decrease in that demographic. In an ongoing poll by the research group Latino Decision, Governor Romney has seen a drop off in voters “most likely” to vote for the Republican candidate
