Category: Latino Vote 2012
Mitt Romney needs to do more than change his tone to attract Latino voters
LatinaLista — What does it say when someone endorses a political candidate and then turns around and cautions that same candidate to tweak his message? It actually says a lot more than we think. Two days ago, Jeb Bush — a GOP favorite to throw his hat into the presidential ring — made it clear [...]
Congressman Gutierrez illustrates how Mitt Romney is out of touch with Latino issues
LatinaLista — Sadly, some of the GOP presidential candidates are still trying to show the extent of their conservatism to their political base by going on record saying anything — even when it insults a demographic that will someday soon be in the majority. Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum have each conveyed their willingness to [...]
Guest Voz: Only one out of the four GOP presidential nominees has it right on illegal immigration
LatinaLista — These days, politics is a divisive issue. There’s no getting around that. In the Latino community, emotions run particularly high between Latinos of different political parties, mainly because of the GOP leadership’s stand on illegal immigration. However, not all Latino GOP members agree with their leadership and more have started to speak out. [...]
Santorum’s stance on Christian values sounds like a political platform to further intolerance against the undocumented and minorities
LatinaLista — GOP presidential nominee Rick Santorum is on a high after sweeping political victories last night in Colorado, Missouri and Minnesota. He arrived in Dallas, Texas today to do a little of campaigning and fundraising. One stop on his Dallas tour was at the Bella Dona Chapel. Standing in front of 100 invited clergy, [...]
Romney Takes Wrong Track on Economy for Latinos: Candidate Plans to Cut into Programs Important to Hispanics
By Vanessa Cárdenas Center for American Progress Action Fund In the race to win the Republican presidential nomination and capture a sizable portion of the Latino vote, Mitt Romney’s campaign is hoping to shift the emphasis from his extreme anti-immigration rhetoric to his economic plans to make the argument that when it comes to Latinos’ [...]
Profile of Florida’s Latino voters show they are a force to be reckoned with
LatinaLista — It’s reported that Florida’s Latino Republicans make up 11 percent of the state’s registered voters. In the past, Latino Republicans’ wish lists were aligned with their party, but these are different times with candidates who either profess to know who Latino voters are or who make generalized assumptions. Neither one is totally right. [...]
Transcript: Univision interview with Mitt Romney
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 Key MOD: Moderator JR: Jorge Ramos MR: Mitt Romney Q: Audience Question MOD: Thank you Chamber of Commerce, Miami-Dade College, and Univision Television. I want to thank you for joining us in our discussion with Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney. We will have 20 exclusive minutes with the former Governor of [...]
Transcript: Newt Gingrich interviewed by Univision’s Jorge Ramos
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 Key MOD Moderator JR: Jorge Ramos NG: Newt Gingrich Q: Audience Question MOD: Again, thank you so much for being here. On behalf of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Miami Dade College, and Univision, I want to welcome you for our discussion this morning with former Speaker, Presidential candidate, [...]
Pew report highlights political shift among Florida Latino voters. It’s the GOP’s choice if it’s permanent.
LatinaLista — If this was the year 2006, the candidates vying in next week’s GOP Florida Primary would have been releasing a lot more ads in Spanish, practicing their “Sí se puede” cries and brushing up on the differences between Cuban-Americans and Puerto Ricans — if this were 2006 when more Latinos in the state [...]
New web site strives to make political influence equitable and accessible to all voters
LatinaLista — The field of social media just got more crowded with the debut of a new site that’s all about politics. Votizen is a site that brings civic engagement to a whole new level by making grassroots campaigning for an issue or politician as easy as “connecting” with friends and followers via Facebook and [...]
