Focus On Florida Primary In Today’s Latino Politics Headlines
Can Republicans Win the Latino Vote?: Leslie Sanchez joins us to explore the relationship between the Republican candidates and the Hispanic vote. She is the author of “Los Republicanos” and CEO of Impacto Group in Washington, DC.
Florida’s Latino voters will be a factor in the primary: For decades, Republican candidates could count on that vote to help them win elections in the Sunshine State, especially in the southern part of Florida where a strong Cuban-American community is a political force. But a change has been brewing recently.
Florida’s story of Republican dominance starts with a Democrat: It began with Bob Martinez, the mayor of Tampa, who in 1986 decided to run for governor at the end of Bob Graham’s second term.
Gingrich’s tough talk on food stamps may backfire: Some see hints of racism in Gingrich’s words, which the former U.S. House of Representatives speaker disputes. But such tough talk did help him tap into the anti-government anger of conservative whites in South Carolina and win the presidential primary there on Saturday.
Gingrich Vows Peaceful End to Cuba’s Castro Regime: Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich, who has rebounded in recent voter surveys, promised Sunday that if he wins the U.S. presidency in November he will seek a peaceful end to the Castro dictatorship in Cuba.
Spanish Ad By Obama Backers Labels Romney ‘Two Faced’: The ad is expected to run over the next several weeks at a cost of “six figures” that would be “split” between both organizations, according to Paul Begala, Senior Advisor of Priorities USA Action.
Abbott sues DOJ over voter ID law: Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott filed suit against the Department of Justice today in an effort to speed enforcement of the state’s new voter ID law.
Judges move up Texas redistricting arguments: A three-judge panel hearing arguments about whether the Texas Legislatureviolated the federal Voting Rights Act when it redrew the state’s political maps said Tuesday it is moving up closing arguments in the case because of a recentSupreme Court ruling.
Latino Democrats at TN summit blast ‘extremist’ GOP views: This wasn’t a typical political function. It was the Democratic Party’s first-ever summit specifically targeting the Hispanic community.
Mayor’s plan to help Latinos: ‘I might have tacos’: On the day where four East Haven police officers, including the local police union leader, were charged by federal authorities with civil rights abuses against Latino members of the community, the town’s mayor made stunning remarks to a New York-based TV crew. WPIX11′s Mario Diaz asked Mayor Joseph Maturo, “What are you doing for the Latino community today?” The mayor, a Republican who defeated Democrat incumbent April Capone by a slim 34 vote margin in November, replied, “I might have tacos when I go home, I’m not quite sure yet.”
Latino group says new city ward map shortchanges Hispanics: A major Latino civil rights group says Chicago Hispanics were cheated in last week’s remap of Chicago wards.
Hispanic Chamber CEO Running for Congress: A democrat has finally decided to challenge republican Assemblyman David Valadao for the newly-created 21st Congressional district…and it’s not who many expected. After Senator Michael Rubio pulled out and with former lawmaker Dean Florez still considering a bid for congress, another democrat has jumped in to the fray.
NM Hispanic ranchers send letter to Obama: Ranchers and farmers in the area have been loyal Democrats in the past but are “bailing out” on the Obama administration due to the negative economic impacts its policies are having on those who depend on New Mexico’s forests for their livelihoods.
