On the eve of the announcement of Barack Obama’s running mate, many hope that the Democratic Presidential candidate will choose someone who will bring extensive foreign policy experience and knowledge. This would serve to appease those who (people are who, things are that) believe that the Senator himself does meet those qualifications. In recent weeks, […]

By Maria Meier This past week, three teenagers from a small town in rural Pennsylvania were ordered to stand trial in the beating death of another resident of their town, a 25 year old Mexican immigrant named Luis Ramirez. The accused are all members of the local high school football team and are charged with […]

by: Maria Cardona Univision Communications Inc., the leading Spanish-language media company in the U.S., has announced its plans to provide the most complete campaign and election coverage in its history through its television, online, mobile and radio platforms. Our hats off to Univision!! Ya era tiempo. For so long, there has been an urgent need […]

In an email sent today the campaign revealed their newest effort to woo Latino voters and Leadership. The council members include members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus… Today, the Obama Campaign announced the formation of its National Latino Advisory Council, highlighting the continued growth of support Senator Obama is receiving in the Latino community nationwide. […]

The latest polls released suggest that Barack Obama has made great strides in wining the favor of Latinos who voted for Hillary Clinton during the primaries earlier this year. In a recent poll by the Pew Hispanic Center, Latinos are overwhelmingly supporting Senator Barack Obama for president 66 percent to 23 percent for Sen. Spell […]

The amount of attention that has gathered around the Latino vote is translating into financial gains for Spanish-language media. Both Barack Obama and John McCain are expected to make huge media buys beginning in the month of August and throughout the election in November. The majority of these media buys will be concentrated in swing […]

After many years of expectation it seems the stage has finally been set for Latinos this election year… In 2004 George W. Bush made headlines when he was able to gain forty percent of the Latino vote since Latinos traditionally vote for the Democratic candidates. This percentage is also significant when we consider that Latinos […]

Expert argues that Hispanics require more than ads and posters in order to be engaged in the political process. This year the media has focused heavily on the importance the Hispanic vote will have in presidential elections. As a result more than ever before we have seen both candidates invest money and efforts into gathering […]

As reported last week recent data from the US Census Bureau revealed that the Latino population is growing at a rapid rate. The data also revealed that the population growth is occurring not only in states were Latinos tend to be concentrated such as California and Texas but is spreading to Midwest states. During this […]