Eva Longoria Pushing Controversial Latino Candidate Project, Called Out By Republicans

Eva Longoria worked hard to make Barack Obama the first black president in the history of the United States, and now the actress hopes the first Latino president will be on the way soon.

Speaking at the Cannes Film Festival, Longoria said she is hoping that with the increasing amount of Hispanics in the United States, they will soon see a president who reflects them. Longoria served as a fundraiser during Obama’s presidential runs and was also an important ambassador to the Latino community.

“With the demographic changes in the United States, there’s definitely, inevitably going to be a Latino president,” the actress said.

Eva Longoria was also promoting her new endeavor, the Latino Victory Project. Longoria said the organization looks to support people “promoting a pro-Latino agenda, pro-immigration, pro-education reform, pro-health care” and candidates who are “fighting the fight right now in our politics.”

But the issue is not going over well with everyone. The Republican National Committee has called out the project for being too partisan.

“They have to be honest if they are a bipartisan group or a Democrat front group. People don’t like wannabes,” Izzy Santa, RNC Hispanic Communications Director, told Fox News Latino. “This is no embellishment. You can’t go to a press conference and say you are a bipartisan group and will support candidates from both sides of the isle when your leadership is all Democrats.”

In a letter to the Latino Victory Project, the Republican National Committee called out the organization for failing to support Republican candidates, including rising stars like Senator Marco Rubio.

The project itself was founded by both Eva Longoria and Henry Munoz III, the finance director for the Democratic National Committee. Participants claim it is open to everyone, Republican or Democrat.

“We seek to find solutions to important issues like immigration reform, education, a clean environment, and access to quality health care,” said LVP president Cristóbal Alex in a statement sent to Fox News Latino.

“Any candidate who shares these values, regardless of party affiliation, shares in the mission of the Latino Victory Project. It would be helpful if the RNC would make its case on the merits. We hope that the RNC shares our broad goal of increasing Latino political power, and that it will not hold our members to a different standard than those involved in other 501(c)(4) organizations,” Alex added in his statement.

Eva Longoria and the Latino Victory Project have already supported several candidates — all Democrats.