Post-Election Reflections

Post-Election Reflections

NewsTaco November 5, 2014

By Dr. Henry Flores, NewsTaco Well, votes have been cast and counted and we woke up Wednesday morning looking at a mitigated disaster. Not unmitigated. After all I have a […]

Election Day: Will Cultural Pride Get Latinos To Vote?

NewsTaco November 4, 2014

*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 […]

Latinos May Win Record Number Of Elected Offices In Midterm Elections

NewsTaco October 23, 2014

*The wins for Latinos in this midterm, if you’re looking for them, will be in the down-ballot races. VL By Roque Planas, Huffington Post  Midterm elections will likely boost the […]

Expect About a Third Of Voting-Eligible Latinos In Miderms

NewsTaco May 7, 2014

*The startling statistic is this: there are 25.5 million Latinos eligible to vote in the U.S. That only 8% (7.8 million) will vote this November is the status quo – […]

Health care politics seeps into Latinos’ re-election races

Mary Mata November 19, 2013

By Suzanne Gamboa, NBCLatino Republicans have not moved on immigration reform. The public put much of the blame on the GOP for the government shutdown. Yet three Latino Democratic lawmakers who are expected […]

Almost 15 Million Latinos “Sat Out” 2010 Midterm Election

NewsTaco April 27, 2011

A recent article in the Washington Post says that 14.7 million Latinos sat out the 2010 midterm elections. I’m not sure that that’s entirely accurate. The numbers come from the Pew Hispanic Center, but […]