Gallup: Racial Polarization Marks Party Preferences

Gallup: Racial Polarization Marks Party Preferences

Mary Mata March 24, 2014

By Adam O’Neal, Real Clear Politics Political party preference has become more polarized by race and ethnicity in the Obama age, according to data from Gallup. The Republican Party is composed of […]

Greg Abbott’s bogus voter fraud crusade

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By Zachary Roth, msnbc Since taking office in 2001, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has called voter fraud an “epidemic,” and made cracking down on it a top priority. Now, as he […]

Boulder Co. appoints undocumented man to human relations panel

Mary Mata March 20, 2014

By Yesenia Robles, The Denver Post The Boulder City Council this week appointed a man who is not in the country legally to the council’s Human Relations Commission, making Jose Beteta […]

Court Approves Arizona, Kansas Citizenship Proof for Voters

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By NBCNews A federal judge on Wednesday sided with the states of Arizona and Kansas, ruling that the federal Election Assistance Commission had to help these states enforce laws requiring […]

Being Latino Is Not a Crutch

Mary Mata March 19, 2014

By César Vargas , Huffington Post Latino Voices I’ll tell you what happens to a person of color once he/she “makes it.” They fall victims to the myth of meritocracy. Once they’re knighted kings and […]

Largest-Ever Latino Online Voter Registration Campaign Launched at SXSW

Mary Mata March 18, 2014

PR Newswire PRESS RELEASE WASHINGTON, March 18, 2014 WASHINGTON, March 18, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Recently, Voto Latino and Rock the Vote launched TrendUrVoice, the largest-ever online campaign to register Latino voters, at South by Southwest […]

How Gloria Molina changed Latina politics and history

Mary Mata March 17, 2014

By Tony Castro, Voxxi Gloria Molina is a name that has become synonymous with Latina politics in California. She not only changed Latina politics, some say she invented it. The […]

Long Beach Candidate Could Be City’s First Gay, Latino Mayor

Mary Mata March 13, 2014

By Sasha Scarlett, Gazettes Robert Garcia is running for mayor of Long Beach and is one of two openly LGBTQ candidates. If either of them becomes mayor, the winner will […]

Politics Counts: Why Texas Could Flip Quickly From Red to Blue

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By Dante Chinni, Wall Street Journal For students of politics and demographics, Texas has the look of a state in transition. Shifts in demographics aren’t just about race or ethnicity. […]

Minority Political Candidates Just Need a Chance

Mary Mata March 12, 2014

By Eric Gonzalez, Michigan State University Today / Latino Decisions It’s not necessarily voters who should be blamed for the lack of minorities in state legislatures, but instead the two major political […]