In Trump’s Most Important County, a Surge of Hispanic Voters

In Trump’s Most Important County, a Surge of Hispanic Voters

NewsTaco November 7, 2016

*Some observers say that Florida Latinos will stop Trumps electoral advance early on Election Day. VL By Joshua Green, Bloomberg Politics (5 minute read) Donald Trump’s campaign has always understood that […]

Here’s how Latinos could win this election

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By Victor Landa, NewsTaco I pick this as the emblematic picture of the day – actually, of the Latino early vote in general. It’s the line to cast early votes […]

This little girl’s video is a perfect example of how to motivate Latino millennials to vote

NewsTaco November 4, 2016

*Have you seen this video? It’s a re-purposed production of the original Bomba Estéreo “Soy Yo” video. The original has had more than 7 million views, this one (click on […]

Tim Kaine delivers Phoenix speech in Spanish on Latino voter impact, immigration

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*Why stump in Arizona in Spanish? Because 13.2 percent of Arizona’s Latino vopters have already gone to the polls, that’s an increase from 2012. And because Real Clear Politics’ polling […]

Latino Electorate On Track For Historic Turnout In 2016

NewsTaco November 3, 2016

*Five days ’till the election, and one of the big questions is “will Latinos turn out to vote?” So far, so good. VL By Justin H. Gross, Ph.D., Huffington Post […]

Immigrant and Voting Rights Activists Shut Down NYC-NJ Bridge in #SomosVisible Campaign

NewsTaco October 28, 2016

*Not everyone agreed with the traffic-stop tactic. Are actions like these productive? VL By Yessenia Funes, Colorlines (1.5 minute read) At around 8 a.m. EST [Thursday, October 26], 10 immigrant and […]

Latino Voters Continue To Face Barriers At Polling Places

NewsTaco October 26, 2016

*”Nearly one in five Latino voters (18 percent) reported being told previously that they could not vote. More than one in four (27 percent) of Latino voters reported experienced waiting […]

Attempting To Woo Latino Voters, Marco Rubio Gets Booed At Orlando Festival

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*That didn’t go well. VL By Adrian Florido, NPR (7 minutre read) Florida Sen. Marco Rubio got booed off a stage in Orlando on Sunday by a crowd that was overwhelmingly […]

The Door-To-Door Grind to Lift Latino Voter Turnout

NewsTaco October 25, 2016

*Get out the Latino vote? This is how it’s done. One voter at a time, eyeball-to-eyeball, direct ask, time and again. VL By David Catanese, U.S. News & World Report (7 minute […]

Thanks, Donald, for finally waking up the Latino vote!

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*I’m not liking the condescension in this headline. Latinos go to the polls and the bigoted white guy gets credit. VL By Kos, Daily Kos (1 minute read) This is […]