Key Results Now Available for Huge Latino Voter Poll Nationwide and in 10 States An election eve poll of nearly 5,000 Latino voters nationwide and in key 2014 states (Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Nevada, North Carolina and Texas) provides new insights into Latino voter behavior in...
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MSNBC: Udall rallies Latinos, but leaders fear it’s too little too late By Benjy Sarlin November 3, 2014 The Atlantic: Latino Voters’ Wrenching Choice By Molly Ball November 3, 2014 NBCNews: Will Cultural Pride Get Latinos to Vote? By Suzanne Gamboa November 4, 2014 MSNBC: Political establishment taking notice...
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There were some ugly anti-immigrants ads during this campaign season. Latino Rebels compiled eight of the dumbest ads: We take a moment to let everyone know that people spend real time and money to produce these political videos. You know, because… those “illegals.” Some of the ads were produced...
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Establishment Republicans Engage in Happy Talk While Hardliners Dominate As the country contemplates a Congress controlled by the GOP, there is some talk – from the likes of Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), Former Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney and Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Preibus – that the...
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Today, Matt Barreto and Gary Segura, the founders of Latino Decisions, talked to Jose Diaz-Balart about the Latino vote in key races around the country: Tomorrow, America’s Voice and several of our allies will release an election-eve poll of nearly 5,000 Latino voters nationwide and in ten battleground states,...
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Huffington Post: GOP Hopes It Won’t Need Immigration Reform To Win Over Colorado Latinos By Elise Foley October 31, 2014 Miami Herald: Andres Oppenheimer: Republicans may win Tuesday, and lose in 2016 By Andres Oppenheimer November 2, 2014 Huffington Post: Mitt Romney: GOP Senate Will Put Immigration Reform On...
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Matt Barreto and Tom Schaller, in a post originally published at Politico Magazine and the Latino Decisions blog, ask “Is it possible that Colorado’s Cory Gardner is shaping up to be this election cycle’s Sharron Angle?” Their post is worth a read for anyone interested in how pollsters continually...
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Last night’s Univision debate between Andrew Romanoff and Rep. Mike Coffman was groundbreaking and surreal. Only a few years ago, this congressional district was represented by Tom Tancredo. It is a stunning example of what Gary Segura of Latino Decisions likes to say… “demography is relentless.” In addition to...
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With Republicans Blocking Reform Legislation, President Gears up for Executive Action While State and Local Governments Enact Pro-Immigrant Policies While we await the results of the 2014 elections, the implications for the future of immigration reform are already clear. As long as Republicans control one or both chambers of...
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This morning on Jose Diaz-Balart, Rachel Maddow discussed United We Dream‘s latest confrontation of Hillary Clinton calling the tactic politically smart. I think it probably is smart politics. I think in politics, it’s probably better to be feared than loved and when you take direct action like that, it does...
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