Julian Castro just basically tried out to be Hillary Clinton’s vice president

Julian Castro just basically tried out to be Hillary Clinton’s vice president

NewsTaco May 27, 2015

*Adding fuel to the rumor fire. Coming form the Washington Post it should be more than mere chisme. Or is it? VL   By Amber Phillips, The Washington Post When it […]

Hillary Clinton names DREAMer activist to head her Latino outreach

NewsTaco May 20, 2015

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Hillary Clinton’s campaign announced this morning that a DREAMer activist has been named to head its Latino outreach. Lorella Praeli, born in Peru and brought to […]

Fox Versus Fox Latino On Hillary Clinton’s Immigration Remarks

NewsTaco May 7, 2015

*I found this comparison fascinating. I know some of the folks at Fox News Latino and think the fact that their newsroom is filled with Latino journalists has plenty to […]

Hillary Clinton Takes Aggressive Stance on Immigration

NewsTaco May 6, 2015

*This is Hillary Clinton’s third campaign stop since announcing her candidacy. She used the stop to draw a stark distinction between herself and the GOP presidential field on the issue […]

Hillary Clinton-Julian Castro 2016: an already inevitable Democratic ticket?

NewsTaco April 15, 2015

*The first week after Hillary Clinton’s campaign launch isn’t over yet, and already there’s growing speculation about Julián Castro in the Democratic ticket. Granted, the speculation about Castro as VP isn’t […]

Hillary Clinton expected to launch 2016 bid this weekend

NewsTaco April 10, 2015

*So it’s official? On Sunday, maybe, according to sources. So yeah it’s probably official. VL By Glenn Thrush, Politico The wait is almost over. Hillary Clinton will kick off her […]

Hillary Clinton looks to secure labor support

NewsTaco March 20, 2015

*The unofficial 2016 presidential campaign has officially begun. So while we’re not officially reading nuance into the statements and appearances of the unofficial candidates, we are officially saying: Did you […]

Hillary Clinton said to be grooming Obama official Julian Castro for vice president

NewsTaco March 10, 2015

*This began as “what if” when Castro was mayor of San Antonio; it turned to serious speculation when he moved to be Secreatry of HUD; now that talk of the […]

Amanda Renteria in line for top Clinton campaign job, ending state Assembly plans

NewsTaco February 27, 2015

*Everyone’s being coy about this. Which is expected from a campaign that isn’t officially a campaign yet. Renteria says she’s “thinking a lot about what’s next.” And Hillary isn’t saying […]

Hillary Clinton Has Deep History With Latinos And There’s Not A Lot The GOP Can Do About It

NewsTaco January 23, 2015

*This is a good piece. Pithy. Starts to put 2016 in a Latino perspective. I’d love to know what you think. VL By Adrian Carrasquillo, BuzzFeed Republicans are keenly aware […]