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Latinas’ Vote Under Fire?

By Viviana Hurtado | 02/27/2013 - 19:08 | 0 Comments

In 1965, 25,000 people marched to Montgomery, Alabama to help pass the Voting Rights Act. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court, including Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, heard arguments on a section of this historic legislation with their decision having a big impact on the Latino vote.

The case is ...

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Eva Longoria to Co-Chair Obama Inauguration Events

By Kamren Curiel | 01/09/2013 - 14:34 | 0 Comments

There’s no doubt about Latinos impact on last year’s election—we made up a historical 10% of the electorate—which is why President Obama chose avid supporter Eva Longoria to co-chair his presidential inauguration events at the Kennedy Center.

Longoria will be joined by George Lopez, Mario Lopez,...

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History Lesson: The Latino Voting Bloc First Acknowledged by JFK

By Samantha Leal | 11/26/2012 - 17:32 | 0 Comments

This election wasn't the only one that had politicians acknowledging the power of the Latino vote. Did you know President John F. Kennedy was one of the first to acknowledge Latinos as an important voting bloc? It's true. 

It was November 21, 1963. President JFK was supposed to stop by and say hello to a group of Mexican-American civil rights...

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America Ferrera Says Latino Voters Have "Finally Woken Up"

By Samantha Leal | 11/09/2012 - 22:43 | 0 Comments

Latino voters turned out in record numbers for the election this year, helping to decide key races in states like Colorado, Nevada, Massachusetts and Texas. In a column for The Daily Beast, actress and activist...

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Stacey Dash Writes 1,344 Word Essay on Why She Voted for Mitt Romney

By Sugey Palomares | 11/08/2012 - 14:13 | 0 Comments

Although President Obama received way more celebrity endorsements than Republican candidate Mitt Romney, the Senator is lucky enough to have Stacey Dash on his side. After being criticized for publically...

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Election 2012: Why The Latino Vote Was The Story Last Night
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Election 2012: Why the Latino Vote Was the Story Last Night!

By Sugey Palomares | 11/07/2012 - 11:20 | 0 Comments

Latino voters proved to be the key demographic for politicians to focus on during Election 2012. With an estimated 24 million Hispanics eligible to hit the polls and at least 12 million expected to cast their ballot, Latinos were empowered to make their vote count – especially in swing states like Nevada, Florida, and Colorado.

Latinos came out to...

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Nuyoricans in Florida Could Decide the Election—If They Hit The Polls

By Latina Staff | 11/06/2012 - 18:00 | 0 Comments

Today, on election day, we want our readers, our chicas, to be as well informed about the candidates as possible when they head to the polls. To that end, Latina.com will be bringing you the BEST Latino elections coverage from around the web all day long! The story below was recently published on the...

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Election 2012: On Tuesday, the Latina Vote Can Make History

By Viviana Hurtado | 11/02/2012 - 13:25 | 0 Comments

These days every time I turn on the TV or radio, I hear an anchor, a campaign operative or an analyst telling us:

“This is the most important election in your lifetime.”

Really?

Why?

I’ll leave it to the experts to parse out history, data, and economic models.

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