Pollster: Arizona’s switch from red to blue state ‘inevitable’
Pollster: Arizona’s switch from red to blue state ‘inevitable’
*Just as in Texas, if Latinos don’t vote, the needle doesn’t move. VL By Joe Martin, Cronkite News Service/Verde Independent PHOENIX – Arizona has a national reputation for hard-core conservatism, […]
Maybe Bailing on Immigration Reform Actually Worked Out Well for Republicans
*A different view on the growing story of Latino political disillusion. This one takes up where a New York Times piece leaves off, and views the problem as a GOP […]
Hopes frustrated, many Latinos reject ballot box altogether
*It’s distressing that Latinos are seen as “bit players” in the upcoming mid-term elections. This article points to disillusionment with Obama and the GOP stance on immigration. But how much […]
How About a Dolores Huerta Day?
By Nina Liss-Schultz, Mother Jones March 31 was Cesar Chavez’s birthday and a national holiday honoring his pioneering activism (which is the subject of a new feature film) around farm-workers rights. […]
Rosario Dawson wants a Dolores Huerta movie
*What do you think? A Dolores Huerta movie to complete the story of the United Farm Workers. By Associated Press/Washington Post NEW YORK — Playing renowned civil rights activist Dolores […]
Poll Casts Doubt on Martinez’s Sway With Latinos
*This poll was done by Public Policy Polling, a Democratically aligned pollster. The GOP has cried foul – Martinez is a potential GOP Vice Presidential nominee. It’s amazingly soon for […]
North Carolina Tea Party Uses Dog Whistle Politics to Challenge Minority Voters
*This story caught my attention because of its “dog whistle” pattern. It comes from Ashville, North Carolina, not too far from the Appalachian Trail. Ashville’s population is almost 69,ooo – […]
Greg Abbott sees future linked to Hispanic voters
*Latino voters in Texas aren’t looking for sentimental images of “familia.” Some candidates don’t understand how condescending it is to flash those images and speak of how “the blending of […]
National Latino Groups Mobilize to Get More Women in Politics
By Patricia Guadalupe, NBCNews Latinas are just over 1 percent of the nation’s more than 7,000 state senators and representatives, and just 2 percent of members of Congress. A coalition […]
House Dems Will Try to Force Immigration Vote
By Frank Thorp V, NBCNews House Democrats will file another ‘discharge petition’ Wednesday in an effort to force a vote on a bill to overhaul the nation’s immigration system. The move, […]
