A Wake-Up Call to Latino Voters on the Importance of Courts
A Wake-Up Call to Latino Voters on the Importance of Courts
*The rallying call fact in Dolores Huerta’s piece is that during the next president’s first year in office four Supreme Court justices will be 80 years-old, and the average retirement […]
Latinos and the lost message of Martin O’Malley
*We love the horse-race, or else we wouldn’t be watching the polls and reading political reports. Martin O’Malley is far from making a dent in the Democratic field, but it […]
Migrants’ interest in voting rises
*Back in June, when Donald Trump made his infamous “Mexicans are rapists” campaign kick-off speech, there was a prediction: that Latinos would be so insulted by his remarks that they […]
The Latino vote is bigger and better educated than ever before, a new report finds
*According to the latest Pew numbers, Latino millennials should be the new political target – half of eligible Latino voters are millennials and their education level is rising. But, the […]
Pro-Jeb Bush super PAC shuts down
*A super PAC that hadn’t raised one cent . . . They did a little social media work, but that’s it. Jeb! was considered the GOP’s best bet to get […]
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 […]
Latino Voters 2016: Minority or Majority?
*This is the big question about Latinos going into 2016. And it’ll continue to be the main question despite polls, speculation, predictions and opinions between now and November. That’ll be […]
Whatever Happened to Latino Political Power?
*Suro asks important questions that Latinos should be asking themselves. Are we a one party-one issue constituency? Is all the talk of Latino political power no more than demographic hubris? […]
Introducing the America’s Voice/Latino Decisions 2016 Senate Project
*For those of you who like political inside baseball, X’s and O’s and all that, you’re gong to love this. America’s Voice and Latino Decisions will do three waves of […]
The Koch brothers’ grand plan to liberate the poor
*Turkeys for votes? Thanks to Henry Flores for sending us this article. VL By Greg Sargent, The Washington Post The other day I noted that the Koch brothers were funding […]
