The Republican ‘Elefante’ in the Room

*I remember, when I was a young reporter, interviewing the great Willie Velasquez and he telling me that Latinos would be well served by having equal representation in both political […]

*Really? You think so? I understand the premise, but doesn’t imagining a Castro VP slot reduce him to a piece on a political chess board? The narrative becomes an “if-then” […]

*The fact that Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio have gone farther than any other Latino presidential candidate gives them the title of trailblazer. It’s the “Latino” identity part that complicates […]

*Studied polls show Rubio is, in fact, the best opportunity that the GOP has to bridge their gap with Latino voters. But it’s a very slim opportunity, at best. VL […]

*The use of Spanish in American politics is not new. Latinos, especially Mexican-Americans, have known this for generations. In fact, I’d say that part of the problem with low Latino […]

*Immigration is going to be a big battle issue in the presidential election. Rubio launched his camp[aign by taking wshots at Hillary Clinton. Let’s hop[e their Latino outreach isn’t inly […]

*Two things to take note of: one is that the author, Thomas Shaller, gives us a different perspective from which to gauge the GOP presidential candidates. Specifically, he says the […]

By Dr. Henry Flores, NewsTaco Why do I get the feeling, and you may be having the same feelings as well, that the forthcoming presidential elections are beginning to look […]

*Nuño says Sen. Menendez’s troubles have uncovered a void in the Democratic Party: Latinos have fought for representative districts, and those districts have produced politicians that have been placed in […]

By Staff, Latino Post The next presidential election is more than three years away, but speculation is already rampant on who might be on the ballot when Obama’s last term ends. There […]