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NEWS ABOUT: Latino voters

Latino voters stories: 32 news summaries

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 Latino Disconnect Worries GOP 

But little action taken to staunch the flow

May 18, 09 11:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Republican Party is facing falling Latino support, but little is being done to reverse the trend, Politico reports. Some Latinos have been disillusioned by Republican rhetoric on illegal immigration, attacks some heard as swipes at Hispanics themselves. “If we don’t figure out a way to open our... More »

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immigration • Latino voters • Latinos • the Hispanic vote • George W. Bush • Hispanics • Republicans

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Obama-Driven Minority Turnout Fueled Marriage Ban

Latino, black supporters helped conservative Calif. proposition pass

Nov 11, 08 3:36 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama's popularity among California's minorities helped pass the state's conservative-backed gay marriage ban, Dan Walters writes in the Sacramento Bee. Blacks and Latinos—94% of whom voted for Obama—turned out in record numbers, and the majority of them supported the ban. The proposition would probably have failed with... More »

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California • gay marriage • Latino voters • marriage • conservative • African-American voters • minority vote • black voters • Proposition 8

Latinos Want Prominent Role in Obama Government

Key to Democrat's victory, they hope to 'catch up' in administration

Nov 7, 08 12:44 PM CST
(Newser) - Latinos are calling for strong representation in Barack Obama’s Cabinet after Hispanics played what they consider to be a major role in his victory, Politico reports. Before the election, Hillary Clinton and her top Latino backers asked for two or three Hispanics in the Cabinet in exchange for a... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Bill Richardson • Cabinet • Latino voters • Clinton administration • Latinos • Hispanics • President Obama • Federico Pena

Hard Times Turn Latino Voters
to Obama

Their support in key Western states could decide election

Oct 25, 08 7:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Campaign workers walking Latino precincts in Las Vegas are finding padlocked doors, foreclosed homes, jobless residents—and more voters supporting Barack Obama, the Los Angeles Times reports. "The economy is so bad, and I am afraid McCain has the same ideas as President Bush," one man told a... More »

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Barack Obama • New Mexico • Latino voters • Nevada • Colorado

ANALYSIS

 Latinos Hold Trump 
 in Obama's 
 Nev. Strategy 

Dem hopes new, young voters in Reno, Las Vegas can buck GOP trend

Sep 30, 08 2:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama is gambling that Latino voters in Nevada’s big cities—Reno and Las Vegas—can deliver the state’s five electoral votes, Dan Hoyle writes in Salon. Economic woes, immigration crackdown, and the costly Iraq war are the draws in Reno, where Latinos make up 12% of voters.... More »

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immigration • Barack Obama • Latino voters • Latinos • Nevada • Barack Obama supporters • Reno, Nevada

 Housing Bill Funds
 Democratic Ally

Group sets out to register the poor

Jul 31, 08 9:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nestled in the housing bill President Bush signed yesterday is an acronym Republicans don’t like one bit: ACORN. The Wall Street Journal reports that the group is among the many housing-related nonprofits the bill hands cash to, but Republicans grumble that it does more than housing. It’s also... More »

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Congress • Latino voters • Democratic voters • activist • African-American voters • minority vote • the Hispanic vote • low income voters • voter registration • housing legislation • black voters • Acorn

Candidates Failing to Reach Florida's Hispanic Voters

Obama and McCain both pushing wrong message, nonpartisan group says

Jul 22, 08 2:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hispanics could swing the presidential election in November, especially in crucial Florida, but the presumptive nominees aren’t reaching them, the St. Petersburg Times reports. Hispanics tend to vote on issues rather than along strictly party lines, but the media and candidates are pushing immigration reform though polls show the... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Latino voters • Election 2008 • Cuban Americans • Florida voting • the Hispanic vote • swing states

 Obama Adds Hillcare
 to Health Plan

Nominee credits former opponent

Jul 14, 08 12:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama has modified his health care platform with a policy straight from Hillary Clinton’s book—and he gave her credit, calling it "an idea championed by my friend Hillary Clinton, who's been leading the way in our battle to insure every American." The addition is a... More »

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health care • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Latino voters • small business • tax credit

OPINION

McCain 'Wobbling' Leftward Again on Immigration

He's talking up reform, backing away from promises that won him the nomination

Jul 10, 08 7:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - By John McCain’s own admission, his embrace of immigration reform nearly sunk his candidacy in the early primaries, writes Byron York in the Hill. But after saving his hide with a swing to the right and a pledge to "secure the border first" (a “legitimate flip-flop,”... More »

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John McCain • immigration reform • Latino voters • flip flop • border security

Clyburn Is
the Perfect Ally for Obama

Dem whip brings consensus-building record to campaign

Jun 19, 08 1:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jim Clyburn is exactly the kind of ally Obama needs. A pioneer in his own right, the first Southern-raised black majority whip has a strong record of building consensus among blacks, whites, Hispanics, and people of all faiths. He's the action to complement Obama's lofty words, reports Politico—and holds... More »

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Barack Obama • Latino voters • religion • House of Representatives • Latinos • Election 2008 • James Clyburn

 Clinton Wins Puerto Rico Easily 

But turnout in victory likely insufficient to give her an edge with popular vote

Jun 1, 08 2:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton was projected to win the Puerto Rico primary by a wide margin today as polls closed, but turnout was estimated to be lower than the 700,000 that Bill Clinton said would support her emphasis on the popular vote. Hillary, Bill, and Chelsea Clinton had spent a combined... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • primary • Latino voters • Puerto Rico • Democratic nomination • popular vote

ANALYSIS

Puerto Rico Role Certain to Draw Dems' Scrutiny

Mainland conventional wisdom doesn't apply in June Caribbean vote

Mar 13, 08 4:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Puerto Rico will vote on the late date of June 1, and the commonwealth might find itself with outsized influence on the Democratic race. Leading Puerto Ricans often deliver for their candidates by wide delegate margins; the territory’s governor has endorsed Barack Obama, but New York’s massive Puerto... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Latino voters • Puerto Rico

Clinton's Texas Roots—Are They Too Old?

Young voters, arcane system may rob her
of decisive win

Feb 18, 08 7:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton's deep Texan ties may win her next month's primary, but only if young voters feel the same bond, the Washington Post reports. Her romance with the state dates back 35 years and has won her a base “broader than in any other state that I can think... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Latino voters • caucus • George McGovern • Texas primary

Obama Makes Inroads in
Ohio, Texas

Youth focus boosts effort to sway Latino, blue-collar voters

Feb 18, 08 11:19 AM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton's staunchest allies include Hispanic and working-class voters, and those are exactly the assets Barack Obama is targeting in the must-win states of Ohio and Texas, the Los Angeles Times reports. He's using young voters as a wedge: In a radio ad aimed at young Latino Texans, the announcer... More »

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Barack Obama • Texas • Latino voters • Ohio • NAFTA • Hispanic • blue-collar vote • young voters

Service Union to Back Obama

Endorsement of powerful SEIU likely to help with Texas' Latinos, in blue-collar Ohio

Feb 14, 08 6:44 PM CST
(Newser) - The giant Service Employees International Union will endorse Barack Obama in the Democratic presidential nomination race, Politico reports, with the move expected tonight or tomorrow. The union's national front had remained neutral in the primary campaign, though many of its state committees had backed now-departed John Edwards. The SEIU has... More »

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Latino voters • labor unions • Texas primary • Ohio primary • Service Employees International Union • blue-collar vote • March 4 primaries • Wisconsin primary

In Sweep, Obama Breaks Into Hillary's Base

Wins among women, whites, Latinos in Virginia

Feb 13, 08 5:50 AM CST
(Newser) - With his wins yesterday in the three Potomac primaries, Barack Obama made stunning inroads into Hillary Clinton's base of support, the Washington Post reports. Obama won a majority of white voters in Virginia and Maryland, and also captured the support of 54% of Latinos, a traditional Clinton stronghold. He dominated... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Latino voters • Virginia • female voters • blue-collar vote

OPINION

Pundits Ponder Democrats'
Next Move

Second thoughts abound as potential
end game looms

Feb 12, 08 4:20 PM CST
(Newser) - It’s primary day in Maryland, Virginia, and DC, and opinions vary on which Democratic hopeful truly holds the lead. Here are four outlooks:
  • Barack Obama is surging past Hillary Clinton in this month's races, but their "long and increasingly bitter struggle" may hurt the party's chances in
... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • abortion rights • Latino voters • Patti Solis Doyle • female voters

Cautious TV Wins Super Tuesday

Chastened by mistakes on New Hampshire, 2004, stations stay calm

Feb 6, 08 10:47 AM CST
(Newser) - It was a chastened, circumspect TV news machine that creaked into action last night, the New York Times reports. After trusting ultimately incorrect polls in New Hampshire, pundits seemed terrified of making bold calls—a strategy that worked out, since the primary bonanza settled nothing. The biggest gaffe came from... More »

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television • Hillary Clinton • Super Tuesday • primary • Latino voters • Mike Huckabee • pundits • endorsement • network television

(Newser) - One question hanging over Super Tuesday primaries was whether Barack Obama could attract white supporters across the country more effectively than he had in his South Carolina win. Obama answered that in the affirmative, losing white voters last night to Hillary Clinton by a much narrower margin of 44% to... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Super Tuesday • Latino voters • Democratic nomination • female voters • African-American voters • exit polls

Eight Questions Super Tuesday Might Answer

What Super Tuesday may settle

Feb 5, 08 1:55 PM CST
(Newser) - The Washington Post runs down the major lessons to be learned fro Super Duper Tuesday:
  • Will either race end? The GOP candidate will almost definitely be decided; the Democratic nominee won't.
  • How do we score victories? The GOP has winner-take-all primaries; the Democrats will debate delegate count, popular
... More »

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Mitt Romney • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Super Tuesday • Latino voters • female voters

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