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Democrat Beto O’Rourke looking at a U.S. Senate campaign

NewsTaco November 4, 2016

*This is new. Rep. Joaquin Castro is also mentioned for a possible U.S. Senate run. Texas senator Ted Cruz is up for reelection in 2018 and Sen. John Cornyn in […]

Latinos in Senate, House, State Races We’ll Be Watching on Election Night

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Tim Kaine delivers Phoenix speech in Spanish on Latino voter impact, immigration

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Latino Electorate On Track For Historic Turnout In 2016

NewsTaco November 3, 2016

*Five days ’till the election, and one of the big questions is “will Latinos turn out to vote?” So far, so good. VL By Justin H. Gross, Ph.D., Huffington Post […]

Racial minority caucuses wrestle for spots in possible Clinton Cabinet

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*I imagine this to be part race, part elbow-rooming, part debate. We’ll see, if Clinton wins, who gets the appointments. The complaint in the Latino community has always been about […]

Why This Presidential Election is so special?

NewsTaco November 1, 2016

*Henry Flores is sick and tired of the same ol’ politics. Here’s how he says we can fix it. VL By Henry Flores, NewsTaco (4 minute read) Although we may […]

Maria Hinojosa Breaks Down Why Saying ‘Illegals’ Is Wrong On So Many Levels

NewsTaco October 31, 2016

*She called-out a Trump surrogate for using the “i” word. It was epic. VL By Carolina Moreno, Huffington Post Latino Voices (2 minute read) Journalist Maria Hinojosa knows that words matter, particularly […]