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Carlos Bustamante was supposed to be the Golden Boy, the Mexican who could deliver Latinos to the Republican Party in Orange County. He won a SanTana City Council seat in 2004 by defeating a Papi Pulido-backed candidate in the one OC city where Democrats rule, and the dreaming started immediately. From a 2004 Los Angeles Times article:
His candidacy was supported by Hispanic 100, an organization that supports pro-business Latino candidates. Founder Man
by Daffodil Altan and Vickie Chang
He came. We saw (kind of). He left. For one hour and 15 minutes, Building 12 of the OC Fairgrounds, which normally houses things like Sugar Plum craft festivals and ShamWow demo booths, turned into the Church of Obama--those lucky enough to get tickets were fanning themselves with fliers, napkins and whatever else they could find in purses and on floors. Shouts of "mmmm-hmm" and "that's right!" punctuated the crowded town-hall style meeting; loud che
