Nov 3, 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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Tonight, Latino Decisions will release election eve polling in eight states that shows immigration and anti-immigrant campaigning played a major role in mobilizing Latino voters this cycle. This important research, conducted in eight states, will add a new dimension to publicly-available exit polls. The data will reveal...
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In an election season filled with races in which Latino voters could make a difference, Latino Decisions' final weekly tracking poll shows that Latino voters have become more engaged and enthusiastic about voting in the final weeks leading up to tomorrow's historic election. While some of this is...
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Senior White House political adviser David Axelrod notes that early voting by Latinos is at a record high--and predicts that if the trend continues today at the polls, Democrats could save seats in California, Nevada and Colorado. President Obama walks back a comment he made referring to Republicans as...
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Maribel Hastings talks to voters in Florida, Nevada, Arizona and Colorado. Will the attack ads on Latino immigrants suppress the vote, or spur turnout? Tune in Wed. at 1pm to find out. While Majority Leader Reid promises to bring up the DREAM Act in the lame-duck session, Senate...
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As voters head to the polls today after a year of competitive primary elections and anti-Washington anger there's little doubt Republicans will make significant advances in Congress. The only question left: how significant?
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In an interview yesterday with Univision's Jorge Ramos, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said that he would bring the DREAM Act to a vote in the "lame duck" session after the midterm elections, regardless of the election results. Meanwhile, Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee sent a...
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On Friday we sent out an alert asking for help to stop Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his "grassroots army" from intimidating Hispanic voters in Arizona. Hours later, the DOJ announced that officials were being sent to monitor elections in 30 jurisdictions—including Sheriff Joe Arpaio's! Thank you for your support....
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The GOP's intransigence on DREAM and active promotion of Arizona's law and copycat laws have made the case to Latinos more forcefully than Democrats ever could about the need to vote on Tuesday.
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The Obamas' twin appearances on "Piolín por la Mañana," heard across the country on Univision Radio, are a testament to the ballooning political power of the Spanish language news media.
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