By Sofia Sanchez Hispanics and Latinos are expected to play a decisive role in elections at all levels in 2012. They are a rapidly growing share of the electorate that could have a major influence on future elections as well. This has implications for both major political parties. Although they comprise 16 percent of the […]

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By Fera Dayani Right now CA Dem staff and volunteers together with local Democrats in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties are hard at work setting up the first-ever joint (state and local) Latino Voter Registration Project in the Inland Empire. This week, we’re launching the “It Gets Bluer” online and social media campaign to spread […]

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One race that we have followed closely is the Los Angeles CD 14 contest between incumbent Jose Huizar and local businessman Rudy Martinez. This is a district where approximately 9,000 votes (in a district with about 93,000 registered voters) were cast just four years ago, and candidates could win this race with just 300-400 additional […]

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Note: This blog was originally published on November 10, 2010 by Unai Montes-Irueste of Cuentame. It came to my attention after discussion that was prompted by Seneca’s recent blog post on The Latino State of the Union. The material is still very relevant and worth sharing on the eve of the big DREAM act vote […]

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As the Yuletide approaches in the US followed by year’s end, the joy of the Latino celebration of these holidays is evident. This includes the sounds of villancicos, the stagings of the Posadas, accompanied by the season’s Hispanic gastronomical delights such as buñuelos, tamales, lechon asado, turrones and countless other delicacies from the different Latin […]

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By Carlos Macías With a new holiday season kicking in and facing a last push to get a vote on the DREAM Act, the November 2nd midterm elections seems like a distant memory. The results show the growing influence of Latino voters in swing states like Florida and New Mexico. They also secured key races […]

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It’s been nearly a week since the midterm elections, and if one thing became obvious in this past election cycle, it was that the Latino vote can make a key difference in tight races, especially in the Southwest, and that our community’s electoral impact has been underestimated by the traditional models. On Thursday, I participated […]

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Lalo Alcaraz caught my attention this evening when he tweeted this poster. With Meg Whitman falling behind in the polls and her lackluster show of Latino support in recent weeks, Jerry Brown does seem poised to capture the majority of the Latino vote in tomorrow’s election for the governorship. I thought that this image was […]

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