So, what is ‘Hispandering?’

So, what is ‘Hispandering?’

NewsTaco March 11, 2016

*I read the title and was compelled to read. Hispandering is one of those things you recognize when you see it, but it’s also one of those words that I […]

Soros and Other Liberal Donors to Fund Bid to Spur Latino Voters

NewsTaco March 10, 2016

*It seems liberal mega-donors, led by George Soros, saw the anti-Trump anger-energy in the Latino community and decided it’s a good $15 million investment.  So, if they asked you, how […]

NewsTaco Podcast Network, Episode 3: Latinos and the presidential election

NewsTaco March 4, 2016

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco I catch up with Pilar Marrero, Senior Political writer for La Opinion in Los Angeles. She had an idea that we should try doing regular political […]

Latino man denied burial at “whites only” cemetery in Texas

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*Of course, Texas. I thought the era of this kind of nonsense was gone. There are still a few cemeteries in Texas with fences across them to separate whites from […]

Here’s a Short List of 5 Potential Latino Supreme Court Nominees

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*This is well and good, but I wonder how many of the names on this list are also in that binder that President Obama has that’s filled with names of […]

Clinton names rising Dem standout Julian Castro as prospective VP pick

NewsTaco March 3, 2016

*This is the rumor that doesn’t die, fueled now by Clinton herself. So does that mean it’s no longer a rumor? Hillary is quoted as saying  she would “seriously consider” […]

Generation gaps and ideological divides: what Hillary and Bernie could learn from Chicana/o history

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*”There is not one presidential candidate that can solve it all.” Aaron Sanchez explains why Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have each fallen short in their campaigns – Clinton to […]

Latino voters need more than candidates who just look like us

NewsTaco March 1, 2016

* By Lisa Magaña, Quartz In the wake of the 2012 presidential election, the Republican Party made it clear that its first and only priority was winning the Latino vote […]

Super Tuesday showcases electorate’s growing racial, ethnic diversity

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*Latinos are huge (yuuuge!) in Texas and Colorado. This is gong to be a good test of Latino turnout, even though Latinos don’t necessarily vote in primaries (… don’t know […]

Donald Trump polls dead last with US Latinos

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*Just in case anyone was wondering . . .  VL By Jake Flanagin, Quartz Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump reportedly won the Latino Republican vote in the Nevada primary, but […]