By Hernán Rozemberg Fronteras News Desk (LL Editor’s Note: As a result of the May 29 Texas Primary, TX Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and former Solicitor General Ted Cruz will compete in a runoff race on July 31 for retiring U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison’s seat.) SAN ANTONIO, Texas — He’s being touted as the [...]
Texas 2010 Republican Primary Election: Prejudice at the polls
LatinaLista –Incumbent Texas Railroad Commissioner Victor Carrillo should have won his bid this week for re-election, but he didn’t. In fact, he was soundly beaten — 61%-39%. Who was his opponent? A man by the name of Porter. According to Carrillo, that says it all. Though Carrillo spent $600,000 on his re-election campaign to Porter’s [...]
Texas Primary Part II: The Latino Vote Mattered
LatinaLista — This morning in Texas, after a long night of vote tabulations and “two-stepping,” one irrevocable fact has emerged: The Latino vote made a difference for both Clinton and Obama. Though Clinton has been declared the winner by garnering 51% of the vote versus Obama’s 48%, it’s clear from reports that the area Clinton [...]
Early Texas Polls Show Race for Democratic Nominee Too Close to Call
LatinaLista — When it comes to the March 4 primary in Texas, there’s really only one race going on. While television advertisements are juggling self-endorsements from both Clinton and Obama, one is hard-pressed to find a Republican ad running on TV. If they are, it must be late at night with the infomercials. The fact [...]
