"That might have worked a year and a half ago, but there's now a credibility gap among Latino voters -- he hasn't delivered on the promises of 2000, " said Maria Cardona, vice president for media relations and director of the Hispanic Project for the New Democrat Network.
The return to tradition came as no surprise to Bill Carroll, vice president and director of programming at media-buying and consulting firm Katz Television Group.
"Any time that there's passionate fan involvement, it's a good thing, " said Bill Carroll, vice president and director of programming at media buying and consulting firm Katz Television Group.