In primaries, Latinos could be decisive in places like Texas, Florida and Nevada

*Mas política. Of the three states mentioned in the headline Texas is a non sequitur.  It’s good that Latinos are a growing force (yet to be manifested)  in Texas, and the potential is there for state-wide and local elections. But as far as the presidential electoral equation is concerned, only Florida and Nevada matter.  It’s when you dig further into the possibilities that the Latino vote gains importance across the board. This has to happen: Donald Trump and Ted Cruz must divide the white vote, when that happens there’ll be an opening for Latinos to make a difference. But first Latinos have to vote, and if they do they have to vote in the GOP primaries. We’re at the point in the presidential sweepstakes calendar when discussing possibilities like these are still fun. VL

By Andrew O’Reilley, Fox News Latino

From the political left to political right. Front-runner to last place. Every pundit, party head and politician in this hectic and harried presidential campaign has espoused the importance of Latino voters to winning the nomination and ultimately the White House.

While there are Latino voters in every state on the union, political observers argue that Texas, Florida, Nevada and Colorado – states where the white vote is expected to be split between a number of candidates during the primaries – is where Hispanics will help decide who is on the ballot this year.

“Latino voters are virtually insignificant in the primary races unless there is a split among white voters,” Luis Fraga, a professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame, told Fox News Latino.

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