Abstract
As San Diego's first Latino mayor, succeeding a White Republican, the key issue of your mandate will be the political incorporation of minorities that mobilized to elect you. Your election is a beginning: minority groups legitimately expect a change in city politics: they want a true commitment to their interests through the end of racial discrimination and the sharing of the benefits of government. To govern efficiently, you shall coordinate this expectation with the demands of the other groups. A multiracial coalition mobilized to elect you because it considered that representation and incorporation of minorities into government would result in responsive and beneficial policies. How did this happen? What is required for minority political incorporation? According to Browning et al., there are two steps to incorporate minorities: mobilization through protest activity, and mobilization through electoral effort.
