Yesterday, I received a SMS survey (fyi: text message via phone) that asked me how I would rate my fear of armed violence on Election Day or in the days afterward. Maybe I’m naive, but while I don’t totally…
These days, the media is focusing on two P words: pandemic and polls. Most of us try to keep up with the latest news on the pandemic but only catch up on polls when heard on the news. While…
From Day One, Trump has continuously dumbfounded, shocked, numbed, appalled – you get the idea. Now, some smart journalists have compiled an interesting list of Trump’s first 1,000 days. Warning: it ain’t pretty!; Ok, we know immigrants assimilate into…
Latino Politics, zNew Headline
Have native-born Latino voters surrendered to the ‘new normal’?
May 2, 2019, 1:13 PM 0
Marisa Treviño LatinaLista Since Donald Trump was elected president, there’s a general consensus that a ‘new normal’ exists in our country. It’s not a flattering description. It usually refers to the ongoing gaslighting tactics used by the Trump administration…
Latino Politics, zNew Headline
Latest poll shows Latino voters still sleeping when it comes to midterm elections
Sep 5, 2018, 12:01 PM 0
Marisa Treviño LatinaLista The upcoming midterm elections are viewed as a ‘pivotal’ election for the nation. For one side, it’s about protecting the GOP majority and the Trump administration. For the other side, it’s all about displacing the majority…
BlogBeat, zNew Headline
Rethinking reporting on polls in time for midterm elections
May 14, 2018, 10:21 AM 0
By Stephen Utych The Conversation The Associated Press, a nonprofit newswire published by 1,300 papers and broadcasters, has updated its stylebook to clarify that “poll results that seek to preview the outcome of an election must never be the…
Politics, zNew Headline
Eligible Latino voters don’t yet make voting a priority
Sep 23, 2014, 2:33 PM 0
LatinaLista — Latino voters have the opportunity to, as they say, “rock the vote.” Unfortunately, in most elections, we can’t even accomplish a slight nudge. Though Latinos comprise 11.3 percent of all eligible voters, the civic duty of showing…
Guest Voz, zNew Headline
Guest Voz: Survey industry behind the times in how to ask and get needed information from today’s diverse population
May 23, 2014, 11:36 AM 0
By Edward T. Rincón, Ph.D. LatinaLista It is a common situation faced by healthcare providers today. A patient, unable to communicate well in English, arrives for treatment and often waits longer than other patients to receive treatment, may not…
Politics, Youth, zNew Headline
Report reveals young adult voters losing interest showing up at the polls
Apr 24, 2014, 5:25 PM 0
LatinaLista — With the line blurring between politicians and celebrities, it’s no wonder that voting rates among young voters (18-29) has fallen off over the last few years. In Hollywood-speak, there isn’t a “box office” name at the polls…
Guest Voz
Guest Voces: Some voters confronted host of poll challenges on Election Day
Nov 7, 2012, 1:47 PM 0
LatinaLista — Civil Rights advocates knew that some voters would experience problems at the polls when GOP-dominated state legislatures began drafting and passing Voter ID laws. One advocacy group, Election Protection,the nation’s largest nonpartisan voter protection coalition, banded legal…
Guest Voz
Guest Voz: Latina Moms Leading their Families to the Voting Booth
Oct 16, 2012, 11:59 AM 0
By Mary Olivella MomsRising Teresa Rey is one of the millions of mothers across the nation who carefully watched the first presidential debate of 2012. In a snap shot, it is fair to say that Teresa felt frustrated with…
Causes, Palabra Final, Politics
New campaign pushes Latinos to show up at the polls
Oct 7, 2008, 2:42 PM 1
LatinaLista — In yesterday’s post on Latina Lista, the point was made that registering Latinos to vote is only the first part, and easiest part, of “getting out the Latino vote.” The most difficult is getting Latinos to the…
Palabra Final, Politics
Registering Latinos to vote is the easy part. Getting them to the polls is the challenge.
Oct 6, 2008, 4:09 PM 4
LatinaLista — Today is the last day to register to vote in 19 states. During the rest of the week, another ten states will close registration for the Nov. 4 election. From church pulpits and college and high school…
Palabra Final, Politics
A surge of new voters is on the horizon but there’s evidence that not everyone may get their chance to cast one
Sep 30, 2008, 5:54 PM 1
LatinaLista — With excitement mounting for the November elections and more people registering to vote, state election officials may find themselves on the receiving end of frustrated civic pride if they don’t prepare now for what’s coming. One of…
