By Lauren Feeney BillMoyers.com More Latinos are expected to go to the polls this year than ever before, and their vote could be decisive in the presidential election. We reached out to Sylvia Manzano of Latino Decisions, a leading Latino polling organization whose clients include Univision, ABC News and the Los Angeles Times, to learn [...]
New almanac presents a clear picture of 2012 Latino politics
LatinaLista — With every poll that shows the gap between Obama and Romney narrowing, the value of the Latino vote cannot be underestimated. Yet, with conflicting spin coming out of each political camp about what Latinos do or don’t want from the presidential candidates, narrow polls trying to prioritize ‘Latino issues’ and limited mainstream media [...]
New report reveals rural residents and poor Latinos and blacks have bigger challenge getting photo ID to vote
LatinaLista — How hard is it to get a photo ID? That’s the question some people have been asking since states have been falling in line to require voters to present photo identification when showing up at the polls this November. For the average person, it shouldn’t be hard. But for the person who has [...]
New site shows the strength of Latino voters state-by-state
LatinaLista — As much attention as is paid to the Latino vote, no one knows for sure just how much influence it will have in the November election. Some media organizations have pinpointed the states where the Latino vote could influence the number of electoral votes a candidate gets, but it’s still a big guessing [...]
New data shows the power of the Latino vote is no bluff
LatinaLista — New data from the Center for American Progress (CAP) shows that the potential to create a highly influential Latino electorate isn’t a bluff. In states across the country are untapped, unregistered Latinos who are qualified to vote. If they all registered in their respective states the voting power they could bring to the [...]
Hispanics in Ohio will make the Difference in this Election
By Richard Romero LatinaLista OHIO — Saving the American Dream and bringing back the economy is what will bring out Latino voters in Ohio. Ohio has over 140,000 eligible Hispanic voters, and Ohio’s total Hispanic population is 354,674. Given that some predict that the election in Ohio will be won by less than 100,000 votes, [...]
