The Redistricting Wars Redux
The Redistricting Wars Redux
By Dr. Herny Flores, NewsTaco Bueno, the redistricting wars have started again in Texas; they began Wednesday, May 29 in San Antonio. Well, at least the latest chapter of the […]
What Must Happen for Texas to Turn Blue
By Forrest Wilder, Texas Observer You hear the question often: Is Texas becoming a blue state? Since President Obama won reelection in November with an emerging Democratic coalition of African-Americans, Latinos, […]
Cleveland Kidnapping Shines Light on Latino Community
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco We have tiny attention spans. I won’t expand further, you can Google it yourself; here’s a LINK to get you started. I mention this because it’s been […]
Study: Election Officials Prejudiced Against Latinos
By Huffington Post Latino Voices Local election officials are less likely to give basic information about voting requirements to Latinos, according to a study released this month. Political science graduate students […]
The LA mayoral race is a case study on the Latino vote
By Timothy Spangler, The Guardian Mayoral elections in Los Angeles are typically quite parochial affairs, and this year’s outing is something of an exception. As Angelenos go to the polls today under […]
From history to Hollywood, Los Angeles mayoral race offers it all
By Michael Martinez, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Voters in the nation’s second-largest city will elect a new mayor Tuesday in a race that will make history and offer a possible indicator […]
Arthur Brooks: The GOP’s Hispanic Opening
By Arthur C. Brooks, Wall Street Journal Half the Hispanics eligible to vote don’t. They are the ones most likely to call themselves ‘political conservatives.’ Before Washington was rocked in […]
Texas Can be Blue – But it’s Up to Latinos, Says Democratic Group
By Sandra Lilley, NBCLatino A group of Texas Democrats say the state could turn blue sooner than many think, since the voters are already there, and they are mostly Latinos – […]
Census Data Highlight Dramatic Shift in Racial Diversity of Electorate
By Matt Barreto And Sylvia Manzano, Latino Decisions New data from the November 2012 U.S. Census Current Population Survey (CPS) reveals a major shift in the U.S. voting population, with the number of […]
The Latino Vote: Good News & Work To Do
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco At first glance, yeah, Latino voters are “punching below their weight,” as a Pew press release succinctly put it. The Latino voter turn-out rate in the […]
