Van Jones (right) of the American Dream Movement, points skyward during a sing-along in front of the Capitol to urge lawmakers to come to a fair deal on the budget on Thursday. At the microphone is Joel Silberman, also with the American Dream Movement. Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post/Getty Images hide caption
Last month, President Obama became the first sitting president since Kennedy to visit Puerto Rico — one of many recent events to reach out to Latinos. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
President Obama bounds to the stage in an airport hanger at Muniz Air National Guard Base, June 14, 2011, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
President Barack Obama speaks at a fundraiser at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, Calif., on April 21, 2011. Obama was out West selling his big picture deficit-reduction plan, but many people are waiting for a quick fix to their own economic problems caused chiefly by persistent unemployment and the crippled housing market. Reed Saxon/AP hide caption
President Obama shakes hands with supporters after speaking at a DNC fundraiser at Nob Hill Masonic Center in San Francisco, Calif., on April 20. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption