Latino Voters Vastly Prefer Hillary Clinton Over Marco Rubio

Latino Voters Vastly Prefer Hillary Clinton Over Marco Rubio

Mary Mata March 7, 2013

By Dan Amira, New York Magazine According to a (caveat: very, very early) Quinnipiac poll, 60 percent of Hispanic voters would support Clinton in 2016, compared to a mere 24 percent […]

Will the Supremes Axe the Voting Rights Act?

Mary Mata

By Dr. Henry Flores, NewsTaco Last week the Supreme Court listened to the arguments in a case titled Shelby County, AL v Eric Holder and it was a challenge of […]

L.A. Mayor’s Race: Garcetti and Greuel Top the Field

Mary Mata March 6, 2013

By Los Angeles Times City Councilman Eric Garcetti and Controller Wendy Greuel remained ahead of the pack in the race for mayor of Los Angeles early Wednesday morning with all city […]

The Next Ted Cruz? Abel Maldonado Eyes CA Governorship

Mary Mata March 5, 2013

By Tony Castro, Voxxi Is California ready for Latino governor? And a Republican at that? Former California Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado says he’s thinking of following in the footsteps of Texas […]

Arizona Bill Targets Early Ballots Key to Latino Turnout

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By Amanda J. Crawford, Bloomberg Arizona lawmakers may make it a felony for community groups or political committees to gather and submit mail ballots before elections, a strategy used by Latino activists […]

Obama Operatives Move to “Battle ground Texas” to Make it a Swing-State

Mary Mata February 27, 2013

By Wayne Slater, Dallas Morning News Former Obama campaign operatives are relocating in Texas as part of a group that plans to use the tools of Barack Obama’s reelection nationally to make Texas […]

Supreme Court to Hear Voting Rights Challenge Today

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By Victor Landa, NewsTaco We circled today’s date on NewsTaco’s calendar several months ago. Today is the day that the U. S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) hears arguments in the case […]

Latinos Likely to Decide South L.A. Campaign

Mary Mata February 26, 2013

By Tony Castro, Voxxi For the first time in history, Latinos on March 5 will either elect a Hispanic or at least decide who represents traditionally black South Los Angeles […]

A Deep Dive: Losing the Latino Vote

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By Victor Landa, NewsTaco This isn’t being talked about very loudly in Latino political circles, in fact, it hasn’t been talked about loudly for a long time. But it has […]

John Kerry’s Senate Seat Eyed by Latino Republican

Mary Mata February 14, 2013

By Sean Sullivan, Washington Post It wasn’t that long ago that Massachusetts Republicans were lamenting they had no candidates to run in the special election to replace John Kerry in the […]