Tequila Party Launches To Promote Latino Votes In 2012

Tequila Party Launches To Promote Latino Votes In 2012

Mary Mata May 5, 2011

Somos Republicans founder DeeDee García Blase has taken up the reins of the so-called Tequila Party movement that originated in Nevada to combat the Tea Party and launched today in an […]

How Do Pollsters Accurately Measure Latino Opinion?

Mary Mata April 29, 2011

How do pollsters accurately gauge Latino voter interest? We wrote last week that there was a question as to whether polling based on Spanish surname was the best methodology, or […]

Latino To Run For Senate In New Mexico

Mary Mata April 25, 2011

New Mexico’s State Auditor Hector Balderas is set to run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Democrat Jeff Bingaman, reported the Santa Fe New Mexican last week. Balderas […]

Latino Vet, Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, Mulls Texas Senate Run

Mary Mata April 20, 2011

Retired Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez is looking at running for the soon-to-be-vacant U.S. Senate seat in Texas, according to New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez, D-NJ. Yesterday during a conversation held […]

Obama’s Approval Rating With Latinos Drops

Mary Mata April 7, 2011

Surprisingly, given President Barack Obama’s blatant sweeping aside of Latino issues while blatantly pandering to Latino voters at the same time, his approval rating with this demographic dropped in March. […]

News Taco To Go: Obama, Budget, Airplanes, Teachers And Alzheimer’s

Mary Mata April 4, 2011

President Barack Obama launched his 2012 re-election campaign today. A government shut down is set to happen unless Congress can come up with a budget by Friday. Southwest Airlines has several […]

The States Where Latino Votes Will Matter In 2012

Mary Mata April 1, 2011

By Dr. Matt Barreto With the recent release of the national Census data, pundits have been quick to point out the obvious: the Latino population is growing! As if data points from […]

Obama Woos Latinos, Ignores Them At The Same Time

Mary Mata March 31, 2011

My colleague Victor Landa wrote a great piece on Latinos and the ways in which President Obama is trying to outreach to them yesterday. Here’s an excerpt: The president chose to talk […]

Latinos, Redistricting And The Voting Rights Act

Mary Mata January 19, 2011

Redistricting is set to change the face of politics across the country and for at least one organization, this means vigilance and watchfulness are a must. The following are excerpts […]

Electoral Repercussions: GOP Redistricting

Mary Mata November 22, 2010

You knew it was coming, and, now it’s here:  Gerrymandering time! The GOP is set to control much of the redistricting for future electoral boundaries all over the country, The Washington […]