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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Latino voters

Latino voters stories: 32 news summaries

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Obama Fights for Latino Vote

Deploys innovative, high-risk strategies in face of Clinton's entrenched ties

Feb 2, 08 2:40 PM CST
(Newser) - The Barack Obama campaign is at work in places like Greeley, Colorado, and Las Cruces, New Mexico, trying to break Hillary Clinton's hold on the crucial Latino vote. Obama strategists have taken an unusual tack: focusing on areas outside major cities where campaigns rarely stray, a wager that they can... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Super Tuesday • New Mexico • Latino voters • Colorado

For Dems, West May Be Winnable in November

The states moving fastest from right to left are not in the East

Feb 1, 08 8:56 PM CST
(Newser) - The political geography of Western states has been shifting from Republican to Democratic, and four—Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, and Arizona—could be winnable for Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton for the first time in decades, Colorado Confidential writes. Party brass wouldn’t talk up a “Western strategy,”... More »

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John McCain • Arizona • Harry Reid • New Mexico • Latino voters • Nevada • Colorado

MoveOn,
2 Top Unions
Tap Obama

Calif. service workers, NY transit employees had endorsed Edwards

Feb 1, 08 5:09 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama scored three major endorsements today, winning the support of the liberal activist group MoveOn and two influential unions that had backed John Edwards. MoveOn’s members voted for Obama over Hillary Clinton, 70.4% to 29.6%. The candidate crowed that the group has “demonstrated that real... More »

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Barack Obama • California • Bill Richardson • Latino voters • MoveOn • SEIU • Transport Workers Union

Hispanics Key to Both Fla. Wins

Seniors also tip scales for McCain, Clinton

Jan 30, 08 8:10 AM CST
(Newser) - The Hispanic vote clinched the Florida victories of both John McCain and Hillary Clinton, the Miami Herald reports. McCain's POW experience especially resonated with Cuban-Americans, and Hispanic voters' fondness for Bill Clinton boosted Hillary, who won among Hispanics by a 2-1 margin over Obama. The strong presence of retirees also... More »

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Florida • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Latino voters • Hispanic • Florida primary

Kids Line Up Behind Obama

Young voters reject old-timey partisan bickering

Jan 28, 08 4:07 PM CST
(Newser) - With "youth vote" challenging "change" as the buzzword of the 2008 elections, Barack Obama is drawing hordes of young people tired of what one campaign worker calls “the old partisan fights and bickering,” reports Voice of America. John Edwards also appeals to the young, but the... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Latino voters • civil rights • young voters

TV Ads Next
for Pro-Obama Clinton-Bashers

Nev. labor group called Hillary 'shameless' in Spanish radio spot

Jan 18, 08 5:20 PM CST
(Newser) - A pro-Barack Obama labor union in Nevada today brings TV ads to its anti-Hillary Clinton barrage, the Washington Post reports. UNITE HERE, which represents textile, hotel, and restaurant workers, last week gave Obama his first endorsement from a union; yesterday, it launched a Spanish-language ad blasting Clinton, whose backers filed... More »

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Latino voters • labor unions • Nevada caucus • UNITE HERE • campaign advertising

Latinos the Wild Card in Nevada

Immigration debate has unnerved many

Jan 17, 08 7:15 AM CST
(Newser) - Hispanic voters could be key next November because they form a significant  minority of eligible voters in states President Bush won by less than 5% four years ago—Florida, New Mexico, Colorado and Nevada. Saturday's Nevada caucus is expected to offer important insight into how Hispanics will vote in November,... More »

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immigration • Latino voters • University of Washington • illegal immigration • Hispanic • border security • Culinary Workers Union • Pew Hispanic Center • Nevada primary • El Mundo

Republicans Tone It Down for Hispanics

Candidates temper immigration talk,
praise family values

Dec 10, 07 5:47 AM CST
(Newser) - GOP presidential hopefuls walked a delicate line at yesterday's bilingual debate in Miami, toning down their tough immigration rhetoric enough to court a Hispanic audience but not so much as to alienate their primary base. Weathering pointed questions, most candidates focused on praising legal immigrants, Hispanic family values and the... More »

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Mitt Romney • immigration • Rudy Giuliani • Latino voters • illegal immigration • Hispanic • Republican candidate • Republican presidential primaries

Look Who's Given Up on the White Male

Democrats dumped NASCAR dads in 2008

Sep 17, 07 6:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - One constituency the Democrats have conspicuously not been courting this primary season is the blue-collar white male, and they shouldn't start any time soon, recommends Salon's Thomas Schaller. Bubba went to the other side in the late '80s and never looked back. The Dems didn't give up easily, but this... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Democrats • Latino voters • vote • white male • electorate • African-American voters • Election 2008 • presidential election

GOP Is Chasing Away Latino Voters

Immigration policy hurting party, says American Prospect

Aug 16, 07 5:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - With 69% of Latino voters going Democratic in 2006, anti-immigration sentiment among GOP presidential hopefuls may only serve to turn off the remaining 30. Meanwhile, the Latino population is growing, especially in swing states. "Even Texas could become a swing state a couple of elections from now," the... More »

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Mitt Romney • immigration • Rudy Giuliani • Republican • Fred Thompson • GOP • Latino voters • Mike Huckabee • voters • immigrant • Hispanic • Election 2008 • presidential election

Richardson Makes It Official

New Mexico governor joins 2008 race, touting his record, Latino ties

May 22, 07 6:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bill Richardson has officially joined the throng of Democrats running for president, and become the first Latino to seek his party's nomination. The New Mexico governor made his announcement, in Spanish and English, in LA last night, touting his record as governor of a divided state and his proximity to... More »

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Bill Richardson • Democrats • presidential campaign • New Mexico • Latino voters • Hispanic • Election 2008

Citizenship Push Aims to Create Latino Voters

Cable giant spearheads effort to transform
green cards into ballots

May 10, 07 1:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - The nation's largest Spanish-language broadcaster is preparing to launch an unprecedented citizenship drive that could sway the 2008 presidential election. Univison's "Ya Es Hora" ("It's About Time") campaign, already under way in Southern California, will encourage the country's eight million green card holders to apply for citizenship—... More »

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California • Univision • Latino voters • Los Angeles • citizenship • green card • Election 2008

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