Oct 24, 2010
Gubernatorial candidates looking for an edge in the down-to-the-wire campaign are pulling out all the stops to lure Bay State Latino voters — a growing voting bloc that could cast the key ballot in a neck-and-neck election.
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After the 2010 Census, new Members of Congress in states like Georgia and South Carolina as well as Arizona and Texas will owe their positions, in part, to the expanding Latino population. In states whose Congressional delegations are shrinking overall, Latino voters are gaining power as they expand...
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In 2010, Latino voters are poised to play a crucial role in key House, Senate, and gubernatorial races across the country. This updated report lays out trends in Latino voting patterns over the last several years, and examines some of the factors that motivate and influence this segment of...
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Oct 21, 2010
This year, Latino voters like many voters, are angry and anxious. But they aren't stupid...Latinos know that staying home doesn't shift power; it concedes power.
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Turn on the television in any state near the border with Mexico, and before long you'll see a Republican campaign ad that looks something like this one: "I'm standing in New Mexico," the candidate says, "and on the other side of that fence is the murder capital of the...
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Perhaps more than any other campaign in the country, Republicans and Democrats are betting that race could be the trump card in Nevada.
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The Center for American Progress Action Fund released a report today entitled, "Too Many to Ignore: The Latino Vote in 2010 and Beyond," accompanied by a panel discussion on the recent history and increasing role of Latino voters. The report's key message:
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Latinos are being targeted with a lie: that the best strategy to achieve their goal is to stop participating in the democratic process. But that approach cannot and will not work. No group in the United States has ever forwarded its political agenda by auto-disenfranchisement.
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The Republican-backed group Latinos for Reform was set to air Spanish-language ads proclaiming that the best way to send a political message is by not voting. But the combination of Angle's nasty attack ads on immigration and this latest voter suppression tactic may encourage voters.
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Spanish-language networks and publications are taking on a more prominent role this election season, nabbing debates with major candidates and increasingly seeing their political coverage spin out into mainstream English-language media.
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