Texas’ GOP Loses Ground with Latino Candidates

Texas’ GOP Loses Ground with Latino Candidates

Mary Mata November 12, 2012

By Melissa del bosque, Texas Observer A day after the presidential election, even Republican strategists agree that Mitt Romney blew it with Latino voters and that the GOP has some […]

AZ Latinos Believe Election Makes Immigration Reform More Likely

Mary Mata

Doug Ramsey, Public News Service PHOENIX – Arizona Latinos believe comprehensive immigration reform is closer to reality as a result of last week’s national election. Border Action Network director Juanita […]

How Latinos Impacted the 2012 Presidential Election in NM

Mary Mata November 9, 2012

By Renee Blake, Public News Service ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Latino voters are getting a lot of credit for the way the 2012 elections turned out. Professor Gabriel Sanchez, Latino Decisions […]

Gloria Negrete McLeod: Guns, Rosaries, a Latina in Congress

Mary Mata

By Tony Castro, Voxxi Who is newly elected California Congresswoman Gloria Negrete McLeod and why is New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg sticking his nose into a political race on the other side of […]

More Than 400,000 Votes Yet to Be Counted in Maricopa County

Mary Mata

By Valeria Fernández, New America Media PHOENIX, Ariz. — The agency that administers elections in Maricopa County confirmed Wednesday evening that it had more than 400,000 ballots yet to be counted. The […]

Pocho Ocho Reasons Republicans Think Romney Was Defeated

Mary Mata November 8, 2012

By Especial Correspondents, Pocho Ñews Service Gov. Willard “Mitt” Romney lost big last night and the finger pointing has begun. Here are the GOP’s Pocho Ocho top excuses for the defeat: […]

Ruiz Riding Latino Vote to Victory in Congress

Mary Mata

By Brenda Rincon, New America Media / Coachella Unincorporated Editor’s Note: As of late Wednesday night, the official count had Democrat Raul Ruiz leading Republican incumbent Mary Bono Mack in California’s […]

Obama wins 75% of Latino Vote; Historic Latino Influence

Mary Mata

By Latino Decisions Latino support for President Obama was huge, with a record-breaking 75% of Latino voters nationwide (see below) casting their ballot for the President- the previous high for […]

Obama Wins Re-election and Says Gracias to Latino Voters

Mary Mata

By Estelle Gonzales Walgreen, Hispanically Speaking News ¡Si, Se Puede! – President Barrack Obama won re-election last night winning the electoral vote at 303 and the popular vote by 50%, thanks in […]

Big Turnout Leads to Big Predictions of Immigration Reform

Mary Mata

By Peter Malof, Public News Service EL PASO, Texas – As political analysts debate whether this week’s election results will ease the gridlock in Washington, D.C., some are predicting a quick […]