A detailed analysis of the 2012 electoral map by Markos Moulitsas of DailyKos shows that Mitt Romney's problem with Latino voters could be decisive in the November elections. The analysis relies on recent polling, information about Latino voter turnout, and examinations of 2012 battleground states to highlight the... Continue »
Arizona's Sheriff Joe Arpaio might call himself "America's Toughest Sheriff," but he was first to blink yesterday after a serious standoff with undocumented youth from the DREAM Activist movement. Continue »
Arizona's Sheriff Joe Arpaio might call himself "America's Toughest Sheriff," but he was first to blink yesterday after a serious standoff with undocumented youth from the DREAM Activist movement. Continue »
The latest data on Latino voter preferences, commissioned by Fox News no less, shows that Republicans are getting absolutely crushed among Latinos. Among the findings, 69.5 percent consider themselves Democrats or lean that way, while just 15.9 percent consider themselves Republican or lean that way. Continue »
Dozens of voter ID laws have been introduced in state legislatures over the past two years, including particularly strict measures passed in seven states in 2011 -- Alabama, Kansas, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Tennessee and Wisconsin. Continue »
Walter Russell Mead looks ahead to the general election and indulges in some Rubio-as-VP speculation: the selection of Marco Rubio as a vice presidential candidate could shake up the race, making the GOP more competitive in New Mexico and Colorado while perhaps swinging Florida into the GOP column. Continue »
Early last year, a young neo-Nazi called his girlfriend from a jail cell in Phoenix. She was upset. She was confused. She wanted to know why FBI agents were in her living room saying they caught him making pipe bombs and stockpiling other explosives. Continue »
A story in today's Congressional Quarterly reports that Rep. David Rivera (R-FL) is planning to introduce a dramatically stripped down version of the DREAM Act. This is clearly an attempt by Rivera to provide political cover to Republicans who recognize the perils of the GOP's strident anti-immigrant positioning.... Continue »
Seeking a political comeback after his ouster from a top legislative post, Russell Pearce will try to return to the Arizona Senate this fall. The longtime Mesa lawmaker, who authored the controversial immigration law Senate Bill 1070 and has since become a national spokesman for tough illegal-immigration enforcement. Continue »
Eva Longoria appeared on MSNBC this afternoon on Andrea Mitchell Reports to discuss her role as one of the national co-chairs for President Barack Obama's re-election campaign. Longoria is one of seven Latinos who were appointed as co-chairs for Obama for America -- something Longoria points out was not... Continue »