Nov 3, 2010
As pundits sift through the data to make sense of what happened last night, this much is clear: Latino voters delivered.
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This new series of polls detail how Latino citizens voted in eight states (AZ, CA, CO, FL IL, NM, NV, and TX) that are crucial to determining the balance of power in Congress. The polls, which utilize a new model to approximate turnout for the mid-term elections, reveal...
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In the history of other "wave" elections, Democrats have seen a pattern of losing majorities in both the House and the Senate. However, not this year; thanks to the Latino firewall in the West – motivated perhaps by some candidate's views on immigration and some smart voter mobilization efforts...
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As pundits sift through the volumes of data to make sense of what happened last night, one piece of data should be clear and unambiguous: the Latino vote delivered.
Were it not for the Latino firewall in the West, it is likely that the 2010 election would have stayed true...
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03/11/10 a 2:13pm por Maribel Hastings WASHINGTON – En un frío anochecer de Las Vegas el 22 de octubre se me grabó esta imagen: mientras buscaba mi auto en una calle aledaña al parque donde el presidente Barack Obama se desgañitaba pidiéndole a los nevadenses que salieran a votar,...
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Among the silver linings for Democrats -- and society, really -- in the massive victories won by Republicans yesterday is that there is a very clear price to pay for exploiting anti-immigrant sentiment for political purposes.
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03/11/10 a 12:21pm por Maribel Hastings Por Maribel Hastings America’s Voice LAS VEGAS – Al recrear en Nevada y en otros estados los mítines que en 2008 culminaron en su histórica elección, Barack Obama espera que el entusiasmo que sigue generando entre el público que asiste a sus eventos...
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03/11/10 a 12:15pm por Maribel Hastings Por Maribel Hastings America’s Voice LAS VEGAS – En un centro comunitario enclavado en una zona hispana, una larga fila de votantes esperaba sufragar por adelantado el sábado. Varios entrevistados por America’s Voice afirmaron que es importante frenar a la candidata republicana al...
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03/11/10 a 12:07pm por Maribel Hastings 5.5 million Latinos voted in the 2006 midterm elections. In the 2010 general election, 10 million Latinos voted. Now, in 2010, some groups calculate that 6.6 million Latinos will turn out at the polls. Next week, we’ll know for sure how accurate that...
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"Among the silver linings for Democrats -- and society, really -- in the massive victories won by Republicans yesterday is that there is a very clear price to pay for exploiting anti-immigrant sentiment for political purposes. As Elise Foley notes, Colorado gubernatorial candidate Tom Tancredo, California gubernatorial candidate Meg...
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