3 de noviembre de 2010
03/11/10 a 11:59am por Maribel Hastings LAS VEGAS—In a community center nestled in a Hispanic neighborhood, a long line of voters waits to vote early on Saturday. A series of interviews conducted by America’s Voice confirmed that it’s important to these voters to stop Senate Republican candidate and Tea...
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3 de noviembre de 2010
03/11/10 a 11:58am por Maribel Hastings PHOENIX – In Arizona, the epicenter of the immigration debate, home to Sheriff Joe Arpaio, and birthplace of the anti-immigrant bill SB 1070, one would expect that Latino voters would turn out at the polls on November 2nd against candidates who support that...
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3 de noviembre de 2010
03/11/10 a 11:57am por Maribel Hastings DENVER – It’s not every day one comes across this scene: two Dominican immigrant voters conducting a voter mobilization drive in the neighborhoods of Denver, Colorado. Their targets are largely second, third and fourth-generation Hispanics, and naturalized citizens who will vote for the...
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3 de noviembre de 2010
03/11/10 a 11:54am por Maribel Hastings MIAMI / ORLANDO – Will voter discontent translate into more or fewer Latino votes on Nov. 2? Which party will benefit? Will Latino voters offer any surprises in Florida? In Miami, several interviewees said they would vote. They are motivated by the economy,...
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3 de noviembre de 2010
03/11/10 a 11:38am por Maribel Hastings PHOENIX – ¿Podrán los votantes latinos alterar el resultado de la contienda a la gobernación entre la republicana Jan Brewer y el demócrata Terry Goddard, y otras luchas a nivel estatal? Para el profesor de Ciencias Políticas John García, el detalle está en...
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The Spanish-language press reports today on the Democrats' defeat in the House of Representatives, and retention of a reduced majority in the Senate. They also focus on the role of Latino voters in key races, such as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's reelection in Nevada and Jerry Brown's victory...
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3 de noviembre de 2010
3 de noviembre de 2010
Sen. Harry Reid wins fifth term against anti-incumbent fervor
Reid not only overcame the lethally-low approval rating that had pundits locally and nationally declaring his pursuit of a fifth term hopeless, but also successfully inoculated himself against the fervent Tea Party movement that had found a champion in Republican challenger Sharron Angle. Hispanic voters proved key to Reid's...
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3 de noviembre de 2010
Tancredo, Angle, Whitman Lose After Anti-Illegal Immigration Campaigns
A few pieces of good news for supporters of a more inclusive immigration policy: Harry Reid beat out Sharron Angle (R), who ran a campaign that relied heavily on anti-illegal immigration rhetoric, and immigration hawk Tom Tancredo lost the race for Colorado governor.
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3 de noviembre de 2010
As the Western returns come in tonight, look out for the possibility of a Latino surprise. Matt Barreto, who does the LatinoDecisions tracking poll, told me that Latino turnout is running higher than expected and going even more to the Democrats than it did in 2008, when it was...
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