numbers mean the president could lose some support among these groups? one policy analyst who used to work for a democratic senator says probably not. it s probably not going to impact. in the end the economy matters for any politician running for election, but voters are looking for something than more than plug in some number and what comes out is a certain percentage of votes. you have to woo constituency on a whole series of levels. but one hispanic add he vvoc says it should have an impact on voters. and it s stuck at 10% and above and mr. president, where the jobs. you promised in 2008 to bring jobs back to the hispanic community and they re not there. james with the heritage foundation say the unemployment numbers say more about education and training than about race, he says, quote, less skilled, less educated workers are doing very poorly, no matter what race they re from.
now, young people, ages 18 to 29, generation opportunity put this together by analyzing bureau of labor statistics data, the rate for the age group is 11.8 percent. generation opportunity which studies economic numbers among america s youth says the situation here is even worse. we have an additional 1.7 million young american whose is dropped out of the labor force. if you take that number and roll it into the 11.8 percent, the nonadjusted number would be 16.6 percent for the labor force participation rate for 18-29, the high of the since world war ii. reporter: does this make a difference to the voting blocks? a policy analyst who used to work for a democratic senator says no. not that much. in the end, the economy matters for any politician running for election. voters are looking for something more than plugging in a number and what comes out is a certain
rick perry chimed in on romney s tax situation. i m a big believer that no matter who you are or what office you re running for, you should be as transparent as you can be with your tax returns and other aspects of your life so that people have the appropriate ability to judge your background and what have you. and the national review on-line put out an editorial titled release the returns, saying in part romney is a politician running for the highest office in the land and his current posture is probably unsustainable. romney pushed back against those calls during an interview with our nbc affiliate in pittsburgh. i think people in my party just say look, this is a nonissue, release the returns it will go away. my experience is that the democratic party these days approach taxes in a different way than in the past. their opposition people look for anything they can find to distort, twist and try to make
tax returns, release them. we need this campaign to be about obama s records. reporter: he needs to regain control and do that today in battle ground ohio. back to you. thank you. we are already seeing an outcry to release information or a national review publishing an editorial a conservative publication. he is a politician running for the highest office in the land and his current posture is unsustainable. in all likelihood he will not be able to maintain a position that looks secretive and is a departure from campaign conventions. that s what it s about. the lack of what appears to be transparency. people don t want opaqueness shrouding a candidate. who cares about taxes? you know, it makes people think there is something there. there s something there. if there is nothing there, release them. speaking of hiding, he is so tight-lipped about the v.p. choice, there can be decoys
blind trust, by virtue of that, the decision made by the trustee are the decisions that determine where the investments are. in other words, out of his control and not his decision, he says. but this was not the first time mr. romney has come across the subject of blind trust. while running for office. the blind trust is an age-old ruse, if you will to say you can tell what a blind trust can and cannot do. you give a blind trust rules. that was 1994 when he was running against ted kennedy calling blind trusts an age-old ruse. his quote. shortly after the national review interview went online the publication put out an editorial that read this way. release the returns. saying in part, romney is a politician running for the highest office in the land, and his current posture is probably unsustainable. and that wasn t all. former presidential candidate rick perry chiming in on romney s tax situation. i m a big believer that no