Santorum Unlikely To Win Latino Vote Despite Iowa Performance

Santorum Unlikely To Win Latino Vote Despite Iowa Performance

Mary Mata January 9, 2012

Despite enjoying a sudden emergence and strong second-place finish in Tuesday’s Iowa Republican caucuses, experts believe Rick Santorum would be unable to secure the Latino vote in 2012. Although he […]

Texas Redistricting: The Telenovela

Mary Mata January 5, 2012

A lot of people have commented lately that all of this redistricting business, especially in Texas, is terribly confusing and consequently, no one cares. For political nerds like me, that’s […]

Latinos Have No Viable Presidential Choice On The Right

Mary Mata December 27, 2011

By Dustin Mendus Over the past few weeks we’ve seen Herman Cain’s campaign collapse and die due to allegations of scandal (must be an awkward Christmas at the Cain residence […]

The Republican Party Is Just Not For Latinos

Mary Mata December 20, 2011

Today’s offering was supposed to be about what it would mean for the United States if we had a woman president and I was going to use Argentina as a […]

Funny Or Sad: The GOP Presidential Candidates

Mary Mata December 16, 2011

What is passing as a Republican Presidential Primary is both sad and funny. Sad because the current process, very public and very embarrassing, is designed to nominate a candidate who […]

Poll Shows The GOP Seen As “Hostile” By Latino Voters

Mary Mata December 15, 2011

A new survey found that an overwhelming majority of Latino voters believe the Republican Party is “hostile” toward them and is alienating them. The impreMedia/Latino Decisions survey also found that not even […]

Texas Dems Enlist Young People To Get Out Vote In 2012

Mary Mata

By Anthony Gutierrez and Rebecca Acuña, the Texas Democratic Party Our community is under attack by right-wing extremists. We’re willing to bet, albeit not $10,000, that you’ve had enough of […]

For Latinos, Religion And Politics Don’t Mix

NewsTaco December 12, 2011

Do Latinos see the role of government differently than others? For all the pundits and strategists who are trying to figure and plot Latino behavior at the polls, I have […]

The Hispanic Republican Caucus: Latino Voters “Unwinnable”

Mary Mata December 7, 2011

By Anthony Gutierrez, Deputy Executive Director of the Texas Democratic Party The Chair of the Hispanic Republican Conference (HRC) in Texas, Republican State Representative Aaron Peña, recently announced his retirement from the […]

Arizona’s SB 1070 May Now Help Latinos Turn State Blue

Mary Mata December 6, 2011

By Rubén Gallego, Arizona State Rep. District 16 Phoenix, Arizona — My first racist experience in Arizona was when my mother told me about the rude call she had received.  Like any other […]