Hispanic Voters

Mel Martinez and the Last Nail in the Republican Diversity Coffin

John Ridley | Posted 09.08.2009 | Politics


John Ridley

Martínez's move can been seen as another accomplished person of color flipping a metaphorical middle finger at all the Republicans have devolved into: The party of the "angry white voter."

Sotomayor and Our Changing Demography

Simon Rosenberg | Posted 09.06.2009 | Politics


Simon Rosenberg

Lack of diversity and a long history of racial intolerance has taken its toll on the Republican brand with the fastest growing non-white part of the population: Hispanics.

That's All You Got? The Attacks on Sotomayor Come Across as Desperate

Daniel Cubias | Posted 06.28.2009 | Politics


Daniel Cubias

In the spirit of bipartisanship, I offer the following: Drop the lame attacks on Sonia Sotomayor, because they're not going to work.

Sotomayor Nomination: Obama's Wedge Politics

Adele Stan | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics


Adele Stan

Can Republican senators really afford to oppose Sonia Sotomayor's nomination without further bleeding the votes of Latinos? Probably not.

Why Immigration Reform Now Isn't Such a Bad Idea

Dylan Loewe | Posted 05.10.2009 | Politics


Dylan Loewe

There is some trepidation among Democrats as to whether an issue as thorny as immigration might distract from this year's debate on health care, energy and education.

Swing State Dem Leadership Defers Dream: Immigrant Children in Colorado Shut Out By Assistant Senate Majority Leader and Cohorts

Mario Solis-Marich | Posted 05.08.2009 | Politics


Mario Solis-Marich

State Senator Polly Baca showed distinct, raw, and articulate passion as she decried the wayward Dems who helped defeat a bill already enacted by ten surrounding states.

"Angry" McCain Told Hispanics: 'You People Made Your Choice': NJ

National Journal | Posted 05.04.2009 | Politics


John McCain sounds angry and frustrated that, despite the risks he took in pushing immigration reform, Hispanic voters flocked to Democrat Barack Obam...

Ryan Grim

GOP Outnumbered At Hispanic Chamber Of Commerce Convention

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 04.06.2009 | Politics


It's not a good sign for the GOP when even an avowedly pro-business gathering is stocked with far more Democrats than Republicans. On Thursday mornin...

Gillibrand May Change Position On Immigration

AP | Posted 03.05.2009 | Politics


NEW YORK (AP) -- New York's new senator, Kirsten Gillibrand, who has drawn fire from Hispanics over her views on immigration and gun control, says she...

Coal is Dirty. Period.

Javier Sierra | Posted 03.01.2009 | Green


Javier Sierra

The coal industry has been behaving irresponsibly for decades. Each year, coal-fired power plants cause 21,000 hospitalizations, 38,000 heart attacks and 24,000 unnecessary deaths.

Mike Duncan's Silence and The Republican Party of Exclusion

Yuna Shin | Posted 01.12.2009 | Politics


Yuna Shin

That is why Bobby Jindal and Anh Cao are being heralded as the saviors of the Republicans. Because they see nothing fundamentally wrong with their party, only with its packaging.

Fat Cows and Thin Cows

Javier Sierra | Posted 12.27.2008 | Green


Javier Sierra

President-Elect Barack Obama owes his title not only to quite possibly the best presidential campaign in history, but also to the Latino vote. More than two thirds of us voted for him.

Voices Carry -- Lay Catholics, Priests Challenge Bishops on Abortion, Ordination

Angela Bonavoglia | Posted 12.21.2008 | Living


Angela Bonavoglia

The Catholic Church's commitment to excommunicating anyone who expresses support for the ordination of women is another manifestation of the church's continued demonization of women.

What Does An Obama Administration Mean for Latinos?

Daniel Cubias | Posted 12.13.2008 | Politics


Daniel Cubias

Did this salsa-flavored version of Obama-mania develop because we Latinos believe that the President-elect will be good for Hispanic interests?

A Long Road to Walk

Whitney Leigh | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics


Whitney Leigh

Here in California, we appear to have passed Proposition 8

Faith vs. Politics: Hispanic Evangelical Voters Still Split

Jill Colvin | Posted 12.03.2008 | Politics


Jill Colvin

After helping President Bush secure a second term victory in 2004, Hispanic voters have been abandoning Republican candidates and returning en mass to the Democratic Party, polls show.

Latina Women Get out the Vote for Obama

The Ballot Box | Posted 12.03.2008 | Home


The Ballot Box

With the clock ticking, the women of "Casa Obama" have only a day to get the word out to help Florida win the Hispanic vote for their candidate.

Channeling "Tito the Builder" in Miami

David Paul Appell | Posted 06.08.2009 | Politics


David Paul Appell

The media and the Democratic Party would have us believe that Dems will clean up down here at the Sunshine State's tip, and as NPR's "All Things Consi...

Who Do You Love? -- Obama and McCain's Appeal to Hispanic Voters

Daniel Cubias | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics


Daniel Cubias

In all likelihood, Obama will still win the Latino vote in a couple of weeks, and commentators will trip over themselves explaining how the Latino population was the deciding factor in the election.

Conservatives' Race-Baiting Miscalculation

John Ridley | Posted 11.10.2008 | Politics


John Ridley

From not-so-subtle euphemisms to open slurring, how much is conservative race-baiting going to cost the Republicans? Probably the presidency.

Presidential Debates Ignore 12 Million Elephants in the Room, Bypass Immigration

Angela Kelley | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics


Angela Kelley

What do the economy, health care, and foreign policy have in common? They are all topics that are related to a critical issue that was not discusse...

The Latino Vote: Courting an Increasingly Sophisticated Community

Mickey Ibarra | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics


Mickey Ibarra

McCain is in the unenviable position of having to talk tough on immigration for the conservative wing of his party without alienating the Latino voters.

How Many Mexicans Live In Alaska?

Pablo Manriquez | Posted 11.03.2008 | Home


Pablo Manriquez

The American voter -- and in particular, the Hispanic-American voter -- should demand that Sarah Palin articulate her position on immigration policy, and on any other policies she has thus far failed to address.

Massive Latino Voter Registration Drive Launched

AP | JULIANA BARBASSA | Posted 10.26.2008 | Politics


SAN FRANCISCO — A coalition of Spanish-language media and community organizations kicked off a massive voter registration drive Thursday, aiming...

McCain's Problem with White Voters

Paul Jenkins | Posted 08.12.2008 | Politics


Paul Jenkins

It is McCain who needs to score exceptionally well among white voters, better in fact than any other Republican presidential candidate in the past 20 years, including George H. W. Bush.