Latino Vote & Presidential Election 2012, Obama vs. Romney

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Latino Support for President Obama Holds Steady

By Samantha Leal | 07/26/2012 - 09:30 | 0 Comments

President Barack Obama retains his popularity with Latinos, according to new data from the NBC-Wall Street Journal-Telemundo poll. The key voting bloc favored the president, with 67 percent voting for him over Republican ...

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Many Latinos Still Don't Know Where Obama & Romney Stand on Immigration

By Samantha Leal | 07/24/2012 - 09:46 | 0 Comments

A new poll shows that President Obama's stance concerning immigration and law hasn't reached as many Latinos as one might think.

The poll, conduced by Latino Decisions for the Liberal Center for American Progress action Fund...

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Unregistered Latino Voters Enough to Turn Red States into Swing States?

By Samantha Leal | 07/23/2012 - 14:58 | 0 Comments

According new data by the Center for American Progress, there are 12.1 million unregistered, but potentially eligible Latino adults in the 10 battleground states (places where both Obama and Romney campaign wins are feasible). If they vote, they could potentially swing the election. In other words? Consistently red states could become swing states or turn blue.

“If...

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Election 2012: George Lopez vs. Sheriff Joe Arpaio, A Missed Opportunity?

By Viviana Hurtado | 07/19/2012 - 15:00 | 0 Comments

When George Lopez in his HBO special went on a rapid-fire tirade after “getting political,” many of us didn’t get upset because our culture has desensitized us to this kind of explicit language. Whether it’s a live comedy performance or cable shows, you would think you’re in a war zone “F bombs” are dropped that often. 

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Election 2012: An Open Letter to Ann Romney

By Viviana Hurtado | 07/12/2012 - 14:42 | 0 Comments

Dear Mrs. Romney,

Like millions of women, I watched First Lady Michelle Obama rock it as she sat down with Latina mothers for a chat sponsored by the Hispanic mom lifestyle-focused website ...

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DREAM-Eligible Candidates Warned of Scams

By Sugey Palomares | 07/06/2012 - 18:00 | 0 Comments

Dream Act advocates may have been granted some relief after President Barack Obama’s administration announced a plan to stop deporting undocumented immigrants who are Dream Act-eligible, but some are now worried that these groups may be easy targets to scammers, reports...

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Election 2012: Latino Voters Are The (In)Visible Political Giants

By Viviana Hurtado | 07/05/2012 - 15:00 | 0 Comments

About one year ago, I was advocating for more mainstream news coverage of the Latino vote. The 2010 U.S. Census confirmed what most of us who are Hispanic knew: our population had grown to 50 million or 16 percent of the general population and is expected to increase to 25 percent by 2050. Unless you turned on ...

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Election 2012: The Supreme Court and Your Vote

By Viviana Hurtado | 07/02/2012 - 15:00 | 0 Comments

I was guest anchoring on NPR’s Tell Me More with Michel Martin while she was away when the Supreme Court announced its decision on the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This is President Obama’s signature legislation that makes...

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