By Steve Taylor Rio Grande Guardian McALLEN — South Texas voters will not see much of Republican statewide candidates during the primary election season because there are not that many votes up for grabs. This is the view of…
By Brian Woodman Jr. CTLatinoNews.com A Latino candidate in one Connecticut suburb is working to make the political scene in his town more inclusive, by reaching out to Latino voters, perhaps signaling new Latino political influence outside of the…
LatinaLista — When Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus first announced that his party would be devoting $10 million to outreach to minority, women and young voters as a result of the findings from their internal analysis GOP Growth…
LatinaLista — It’s finally time to put the Sleeping Giant myth to bed. Though not all eligible Latino voters turned out to vote — 11.2 million, according to a Pew Hispanic Center analysis — it was still enough to give…
By Frank X. Moraga Amigos805 DREAM Act, comprehensive immigration reform, education and jobs among top issues Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. A day to look forward to. Silenced will be the annoying “I approve this message” campaign advertisements on television,…
LatinaLista — Politico posted a piece entitled Biden: We’re ‘breaking our neck’ on immigration reform. The piece isn’t all that interesting. It really just quotes Biden as reiterating why Latinos should vote for the Obama-Biden ticket — that an…
LatinaLista — Charles Starkovich made national headlines this week when he just couldn’t take the rampant discrimination against Latinos in his small town of Raton, New Mexico. It’s not that anyone was blatantly mistreating Latinos in public in this…
LatinaLista — Try as he might — or not, Mitt Romney’s appeal among Latino voters is waning even more these days. This really shouldn’t be the situation. He has had every opportunity to make his case “elegantly” but time…
LatinaLista — With the GOP Convention due to begin tonight just as Hurricane Isaac nears the storm-weary city of New Orleans, it’s going to be a toss-up for a lot of households as to what to watch on TV. At…
By Lindsey Ruta and Annelise Russell News21/Cronkite News Service PHOENIX – Every month for the next two decades, 50,000 Latinos will turn 18 years old. With that many new eligible voters, and dramatic population growth expected, Latinos could dominate…
By Steve Taylor Rio Grande Guardian EDINBURG,TX — If the Republican Party does not significantly increase its share of the Hispanic vote in Texas in the coming years it is “toast” as a governing party. That is the view…
La Costa Latina PENSACOLA,FL — La Costa Latina along with a group called “Word Have Meaning” invited Escambia County candidates running for various offices to speak to Latino and African American voters to discuss issues of concern among ethnic…
LatinaLista — The Latino vote is proving to be a challenge for not just politicians coveting the votes of Latinos but for Latino communities counting on those votes as a show of voter strength and influence. As noted in…
LatinaLista — There’s a lot of nervousness about Latino voter turnout in November. From NCLR’s Janet Murguia’s recent comments at the organization’s annual national conference, held this year in Las Vegas, Nevada: Not turning out to vote would “send a…
LatinaLista — Most Latino voters have been feeling ignored, dismissed and pretty much invisible to the Romney camp up to this point. Though he is considered the presumptive GOP candidate, Romney has yet to soften his tone to show…
By Rodolfo F. Acuña LatinaLista The fitness exercise pilates, from my limited understanding of the exercise method, works on the principle of developing “a strong core or center (tones abdominals while strengthening the back), and improving coordination and balance.”…
LatinaLista — It is rare to read two prominent nonpartisan political analysts agree in condemning one political party over another. Yet, two such nonpartisan, Washington-based analysts did just that over the weekend and what they wrote should not only…
LatinaLista — The force of the Latino consumer is widely recognized by retailers. With an estimated buying power of $1 trillion, it’s no wonder department stores carry Latino-influenced product lines that sport either bright colors and shapely silhouettes or…
LatinaLista — If one thing is clear from a new report released today by America’s Voice entitled The Power of the Latino Vote in America: They Tipped Elections in 2008; Where Will They Be in 2010? it’s that no…
LatinaLista — In the old voting days, before the 2008 presidential election, Latino voters were hardly ever blamed for the defeat of a party — but that’s the old days. We know that thanks in large part to Latino…
LatinaLista — There’s no denying that Rep. Luis Gutierrez’s immigration reform bill that he introduced in the House of Representatives this week caused a lot of buzz — from both sides of the aisle. Besides the point that immigration…
LatinaLista — Something happened in yesterday’s governor elections in New Jersey and Virginia that everyone was afraid would happen. No, it’s not the fact that a Republican won in each race. It’s the fact that voters of color and…
LatinaLista — If anyone ever thought New Mexican politics was boring, they haven’t been keeping up. Aside from the ongoing investigation that cost Gov. Bill Richardson a return trip to DC as part of the president’s administration, there’s what…
LatinaLista — Recently, the Latino Policy Coalition conducted a nationwide poll of 1,000 Latino registered voters in 23 states and discovered something that should put to rest any political pundit and Republican politician who think Republicans can continue with…
LatinaLista — We knew it all along — Latinos turned out in record numbers to vote in the 2008 presidential election. (Source: Boston.com) The only problem was that too many different sources were delivering too many different sets of…
