Latino population distribution in 2000. The population has grown since then. (Wikipedia image) The decline in Latino support for Republican candidates has some in the party worried. With demographic trends showing an increasingly diverse country, any party that fails to appeal to minorities is going to have trouble winning elections. For the GOP, Florida is [...]
Tag Archives: Florida
Quick Hit: News 21 Video on Mother Jones
November 1, 2008 – 5:57 pm
As Rep. Mario and Lincoln Diaz-Balart campaigns come down to the wire in the Miami area, all eyes are on the non-Cuban Latinos who might swing the races to the Democrats for the first time in decades. Mother Jones has posted a video that was part of the Elizabeth Méndez Berry and Don Duncan’s News [...]
This Time, South Florida Elections Are Not About Cuba
November 1, 2008 – 2:25 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAC9ucoO-kQ As News 21 discovered last summer, the long-running Diaz-Balart dynasty seems to be coming to an end. Mario and Lincoln Diaz-Balart, both conservative Republicans, have held their South Florida Congressional seats for years, largely on the basis of their tough-on-Cuba stance. The brothers are losing their appeal, however, as their constituencies come to be [...]
Quick Hit: Latino Voters Not a “Monolithic Subgroup”
October 19, 2008 – 2:21 pm
Check out this map from The New Republic, which examines the nuance of the Latino vote in several swing states. “Latinos cannot be treated as a monolithic subgroup,” says Nate Silver. Beyond the obvious fact that Cubans in Florida are very different from Mexicans in Nevada, Silver points out that, although New Mexico is more [...]
McCain Attempting to Pander to Colombians?
October 16, 2008 – 5:50 pm
Many voters who watched the presidential debate last night were likely confused by John McCain’s reference to the Colombia Free Trade Agreement, which Barack Obama opposes. For most Americans, this is a minor issue of little to no concern. But former News 21 advisor John Judis points out that Colombians are a growing constituency in [...]
Where Do Asian Voters Stand?
October 2, 2008 – 7:42 pm
The presidential campaigns and the press have focused a good deal of energy on Latino voters, especially in western states where they could pay a pivotal role. But what about our second largest group of immigrants? Asians make up 5 percent of the United States. While the largest Asian populations are in the solid Democratic [...]
