election
LULAC Responds to ‘Don’t Vote’ Campaign
I wrote previously about how hard it is to vote anyway. Then, when people like Robert De Esposada — a highly paid Republican operative and a former highly placed party […]
Poll: Latino Voters More Enthusiastic
Of course they are. It’s all about timing. With one week left before the mid-term election it’s time to gather some enthusiasm. Last week the news was all about the […]
Lauren Valle’s Head Stomped on Camera by High Rand Paul Supporter
It is, by any measure, a shocking piece of video. And to think that it happened in the United States — before a political debate began involving the Tea-bagger-leaning GOP […]
Latino Voters More Enthused Than Last Month
The Politico wrote an interesting piece this week about the enthusiasm level of Latino voters this month. Â To quote: “Latino voters are showing far more enthusiasm about the midterm elections […]
Pres. Obama Talks Immigration with Piolin on Spanish Radio
A couple or three things to note about one of Pres. Obama’s recent radio interviews. First, that it was on Spanish radio; Univision radio to be exact. Second, that he […]
Was ‘Don’t Vote’ Campaign Real? Or a Way to Keep Getting Paid?
With the mid-term elections nearing, everything is heating up and things are getting intense, and in some cases, a bit overwrought. Check here, here and here, if you don’t believe […]
Tantos Tacos: Hate, Escándalo, Food, Tech, Mexico and Hate
This week on NewsTaco we talked about food, hate, politics, voting, tech and a little more hate. It was a long week! We started off the week talking about hate, […]
Those Who Don’t Condemn Hate Will Be Next
West Virginia Cong. Nick Rahall, a Democrat, is being attacked for being of Middle Eastern descent, reports Salon.Com. A 14-year veteran of the U.S. House, Rahall has Christian Lebanese roots, […]
Whites Smoke More Pot, but Latinos Are Arrested More
Yeah. Try your best to not feign sarcastic surprise. Funny thing is, we need a study for that? Apparently the NAACP ponied the cash, and published the result. The headline […]
Pew: U.S. Latino Voters Concentrated in Southwest
The Pew Hispanic Center used 2008 data to compile an interesting data set and map of where eligible Latino voters in the U.S. are located. Â They also created an interactive […]