“We need to get everyone registered to vote, and I can’t emphasize that enough,” Longoria said, at a press conference with Rep. Hilda Solis, a California Democrat.

Solis said: “We need a fighter like Barack Obama. We need to have someone in the White House that will fight for us to provide good medical coverage, will advocate protecting a woman’s right to choose, and help us push crucial women’s rights legislation through Congress.”

She also said that Obama is the son of immigrants, like many Hispanics and Latinos and “shares many values with the Latino community.”

Longoria, who previously supported Sen. Hillary Clinton, also commented on Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin, the governor of Alaska.

“I’m very confused by the women who have turned their support to Palin because Hillary did not get on the ticket. Palin, for me, represents everything Hillary is not. I don’t know how a woman can support someone who does not support equal pay for women, or the right to choose,” Longoria said.