The Rhetoric Of The 2012 Election Will Be About Race
The Rhetoric Of The 2012 Election Will Be About Race
Which Democratic leader does the 35th congressional district “belong” to? The longtime congressman Lloyd Doggett or the state representative-turned-congressional-candidate Joaquín Castro? Considering that both are essentially new residents to this emergent […]
Texas Redistricting Battle Will Have National Consequences
There’s a battle of historic proportions brewing around the issue of voting rights and the constitutional idea of one person, one vote. And I don’t exaggerate when I say that it’s of historic proportions. […]
Rick Perry Pursues Latino Voters Via Religion
By Cindy Casares Rick Perry is using religion to court Spanish-speaking voters, too. In addition to his affiliation with the New Apostolic Reformation group and The Response prayer rally in Houston, Perry […]
Tea Party: Rick Perry Is Too Weak On Immigration
On paper Rick Perry looks like the Republican Party’s best bet for 2012. He’s the Governor of Texas, a state that has managed to grow its economy and add jobs through the […]
Latino GOP Conference: A Love-Sick Second Date
According to Fox News Latino, The battle for Hispanics’ hearts has begun in earnest. The Merced Sun Star had a slightly different perspective on the same story: A Republican group formed last […]
Latinos Win Some, Lose Some In CA Redistricting
Depending on what level of redistricting you consider, Latinos in California have either lost out, or won out, according to Rosalind Gold, who is the Senior Director of Policy, Research […]
How The GOP Can Use Immigration To Win Over Latino Voters
Despite promoting controversial anti-immigration legislation and impeding access to educational resources for Latinos, the Republican Party has devoted the last five decades to establishing inroads with second- and third-generation Latino […]
GOP, Dems Want Latino Votes, What Do We Want In Return?
That the Republican Party is busy recruiting Latinos is not surprising, given the recent success of Marco Rubio in Florida and Raul Labrador, the first ever Latino elected to the […]
Spanish TV Ads Are Not Latino Politics
In 2008 the political pundits said the presidential election was the most Latinized, ever. It was also the first time, that I know, that the term was used in the […]
Latino Politics Is Not Separate From American Politics
First things first: Latino politics is American politics. It isn’t a particular flavor of American politics, a separate segment of American politics or a special interest of American politics. It […]
