Candidates not ‘hot’ about debating in Spanish

Earlier this week Univision made headlines by inviting the presidential hopefuls from both parties to take part in what would become the nation’s first Spanish-language presidential debate. But as it turns out, most have either turned down the invitation or are still “checking their schedules.”

According to the Miami Herald, Hillary Clinton has said she will have to turn down the invitation. Tom Tancredo, who last year said Miami was a “thirld world country” has said he is definitely not attending.

In fact, only the two Democratic contenders fluent in Spanish — Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico and U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd of Connecticut — committed to going to Miami in September for the debates.

I wonder if their command of the language was the deal breaker… That would be a terrific pitch for a Spanish tutor moving forward.