Republicans are winning more Latino votes. But rising turnout still benefits Dems.

Republicans are winning more Latino votes. But rising turnout still benefits Dems.

Victor Landa March 12, 2023

The red wave never came to pass in 2022 — but there was a noticeable shift among Latino voters in the midterms, who still tilted toward Democrats overall but reached […]

This Latino Democrat wants to get 50 Latinos in Congress by 2023

Victor Landa December 6, 2017

When Antonio “Tony” Cárdenas told BOLD PAC, a growing Democratic Political Action Committee dedicated to increasing the diversity of leadership in the House and Senate, that he would triple the $1 million in its […]

Where’s The Democrats’ National Latino Bench?

NewsTaco March 12, 2015

*Nuño says Sen. Menendez’s troubles have uncovered a void in the Democratic Party: Latinos have fought for representative districts, and those districts have produced politicians that have been placed in […]

Politico: Obama May Give Dems 80 Percent of 2016 Latino Vote

NewsTaco December 22, 2014

*This is continued fallout from the Tom Perez assertion that “Obama is the first Latino president.” Several questions come to mind: Is 80% an overstatement? Does this mean that Latinos […]

Big Midterm changes, But More of the Same

NewsTaco November 5, 2014

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Let’s cut through the noise, here’s what happened last night: the voters who bothered to go to the polls gave power to a political party they […]

Texas Democratic Party Launches New Online Latino Initiative, ¡Pa’delante Tejas!

Mary Mata October 25, 2013

By Omar Araiza, Burnt Orange Report The Texas Democratic Party launched today a new online initiative aimed at increasing Democratic outreach to Hispanics,¡Pa’delante Tejas! The ¡Pa’delante Tejas! (roughly translates to Onward Texas) initiative […]

S.F. Welcomes Dems’ Rising Latino Stars

Mary Mata January 9, 2013

By Carla Marinucci, San Francisco Chronicle Click on picture to read story. [Photo by JaimeRPuente]