Latinos Don’t Have To Pick One Political Identity
Latinos Don’t Have To Pick One Political Identity
By María Cardona Last week’s Republican debate brought some interesting surprises. As a Latina Democrat, the biggest one I saw wasNewt Gingrich’s defense of a legalization program for undocumented immigrants who […]
Latinos May Be Key To Obama Win In Arizona
¿Como se dice “karma’s a witch?” Latest case in point: The New York Times reports that because of a boom in the Latino population of Arizona, and because of a swell of Latinos reaching voting age […]
How Texas’ Redistricting Lawsuit Really Went Down
A lawsuit over new state and congressional districts that disenfranchised Latino voters in Texas just wrapped up. A panel of three federal judges redrew the map for the upcoming 2012 […]
Texas Latinos Reshuffle In Congressional Race
The announcement today from San Antonio Congressman Charlie Gonzalez that he will retire when his term expires has reconfigured the cast of candidates looking to get to Congress in 2012. Now, […]
Obama Campaign Brings On National Latino Vote Director
The Obama campaign hired Texas native Adrian Saenz to be the National Latino Vote Director last week, part of the campaign’s efforts to drive the Latino vote in 2012. While […]
Are Latinos Gloomy About Obama?
According to at least one interpretation of at least one poll, Latinos aren’t exactly giddy about President Obama in 2012. The interpretation comes from a pollster named Joshua Ulibarri, from Lake […]
10 House Dems Head to AL Monday For Immigration Hearing
A Statement From The Office of Congressman Luis V. Gutierrez Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) and nine other House Democrats are traveling to Alabama on Monday for an ad hoc hearing […]
Obama Tops Univision Polls, GOP Seen As Openly Hostile
According to the latest Univision poll, Barack Obama leads the top three GOP candidates by a two-to-one margin among Latino voters. But that doesn’t mean it’s smooth sailing for […]
How Would The GOP Fare With Rubio On The Ticket?
We’re one year away from the next presidential election, so you can forgive the speculation, the polls and the fascination with the political horse race. You can also give yourself […]
Key Democrats Call For Voter ID Investigation
Consider this: 37 states in the union have either passed voter ID laws or are considering doing so. The proponents of those laws claim they’re needed to fight voter fraud — as […]
