A surge in early voting by Latinos is bolstering Hillary Clinton’s prospects in battleground states including Arizona, Florida and Nevada in the closing days of a tightened race against Donald Trump. Fresh election data suggest that the Democratic nominee appears to be benefiting from upticks in participation by Latinos, who historically vote in lower numbers […]
Clinton and Alicia Machado Team Up Against Trump in Florida
November 3, 2016 By
Hillary Clinton accused Donald Trump of “demeaning, degrading, insulting and assaulting women” for “30 years” in Dade City, FL on Tuesday, using former Miss Universe Alicia Machado’s story to illustrate her case. This is Clinton’s fifth day in the Sunshine State in the last week. Of all the battleground states, she has spent the most time […]
Democrats are Counting on Latinos to win Arizona
November 1, 2016 By
This year, many Phoenix residents will be casting a ballot for Hillary Clinton, joining the tens of thousands of Latinos who Democrats hope will swing the traditionally conservative state in their direction. The prospect of Arizona voting for a Democrat for president has become more of a possibility as Donald Trump loses support within his […]
99% More Latinos Have Already Early Voted In Florida Than In 2012
October 25, 2016 By
Hillary Clinton’s campaign is touting a substantial 99% increase in Latino voting in Florida compared to this point in 2012, with 133,000 Hispanics already casting their ballot in the state, as part of its major focus on getting its base to vote early in key swing states. The campaign included the figure it called “unprecedented” […]
Local Politics in Texas Are Under Representing Latinos
October 24, 2016 By
The Hispanic community might be the fastest-growing population in Texas, but it is highly underrepresented in local and state politics, according to a new report.Hispanics make up more than 38 percent of the population in the Lone Star State — yet only about 10 percent of Texas mayors and county judges are Hispanic. The Austin […]
2016 Could Bring Many Gains to the Latino Community
October 21, 2016 By
Latinos could achieve several firsts this election year, with Nevada’s Catherine Cortez Masto possibly becoming the first Latina in the U.S. Senate and Florida’s Darren Soto and New York’s Adriano Espaillat the first Puerto Rican and Dominican American in Congress. The two are among a cadre of Latinos who are running for top political offices […]
Trump Does It Again, #BadHombres Is Trending
October 20, 2016 By
The focal point of the immigration discussion in the final presidential debate appears to have been Donald Trump’s reference to “bad hombres,” as the candidates once again delved very little into the subject’s details. As Twitter users do, they quickly seized on the phrase and turned it into a couple of hashtags, #badhombres and #badhambres. […]
Clinton and Trump Gear Up For Their Final Presidential Debate
October 19, 2016 By
In their final showdown before voters cast their ballots, presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump may focus on some of the hot-topic issues that escaped them in the first two debates. Clinton spokesman Brian Fallon said the Democratic nominee “will be ready for whatever scorched-earth tactics (Trump) tries” in Wednesday’s debate. Moderator Chris Wallace […]
Clinton keeps her 50-point lead amongst Latino voters
October 18, 2016 By
Hillary Clinton is maintaining a 50-point lead over Donald Trump among Latino voters heading into the final weeks of the presidential election, and more Latinos now say they they’re very interested in the November contest, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Telemundo poll. The poll found that 67 percent of Latino likely voters back […]
The Pressing Latino Vote In Colorado
October 14, 2016 By
In Colorado, polls have shown Hillary Clinton up in the state and then Donald Trump closing in and then Clinton up again by some 10 points. But having worked in Nevada, Clinton’s Colorado state director Emmy Ruiz says she’s accustomed to the shifts that go with the politics in a swing state. When the Clinton […]
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