Politico: Obama May Give Dems 80 Percent of 2016 Latino Vote
Politico: Obama May Give Dems 80 Percent of 2016 Latino Vote
*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 […]
Abbott and the Latino vote
*Here we go again. Recently released data shows that Texas Gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott apparently received 44 percent of the Latino vote. The number is being celebrated in GOP circles. […]
Revisiting Latina/o Gender Differences in Party Support
*That overwhelming Latino support for Democrats? It’s led by Latina voters. VL By Christina Bejarano And Anna Sampaio, Latino Decisions The 2014 election held great possibilities for those of us […]
Almost 80 Percent Of Latinos Elected To State Legislatures Are Democrats
*News and numbers of the midterm election continue to trickle in. And the more they do the more it looks like some of the expectations came true. Latino participation was […]
Facts and Fiction About Tuesday’s Latino Vote
By Pilar Marrero, NewsTaco LATINOS IN GENERAL VOTED MORE FOR REPUBLICANS FALSE: This bold statement has been repeated in many times, based on an article in the NY Times. That […]
All About Latinos and the Midterm Election: the Outcome, the Turnout and the Missed Opportunities
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco You’d expect the day after a midterm election to be awash in opinion, commentary, punditry and speculation. Especially a midterm in which one political party took […]
Big Midterm changes, But More of the Same
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 […]
Election Day: Will Cultural Pride Get Latinos To Vote?
*So much about today’s election has been framed as a referendum on Barack Obama. In many tight races Latino voters have become a focus of attention, and Latino vote advocates […]
Shop Talk: A Formula for Reaching Latino Voters?
*This is a pretty good read. It goes beyond the skimming-the-surface, talking points stuff. VL By Sean J. Miller, Campaigns and Elections For now, Democrats lead the way when it […]
Playing the Environmental Card: A Winning Strategy for Mobilizing Latinos in 2014
*Here’s something new on an old topic. How to get more Latinos to the polls in the midterms. I don’t know that the green issue will do the trick, but […]
