transmissions from a compromised antenna

So my first real piece of reportage on the election is now up here.

There were some interesting elements of the reporting process that didn't make it into the story. The one that most sticks with me is that the Obama people resisted the category of "Latino," which my editor had pretty much told me to run with, saying "We don't put a label on everyone." The guy at the Obama office was also proud to tell me one of his primary Latina organizers had also worked for Pataki, a Republican. All the people in the Clinton camp were much more comfortable with the categories: Yes we're out canvassing Latinos, and yes we're all Democrats.