Here’s a run-down of the races we were watching. In some, the immigration issue played a role—or failed to; in others, immigrant voters’ voices were heard. More details to come later on some of the major stories. (All results from NYTimes.com, unless linked elsewhere.) Texas 22: Republican Pete Olson beat Democratic incumbent Rep. Nick Lampson, [...]
Tag Archives: Mario Diaz-Balart
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 [...]
Weekly Immigration News Round-Up 10/25
October 25, 2008 – 5:02 pm
A new Pew Hispanic Center report says that Latinos made up half of the nation’s growth since 2000. By 2007, they accounted for 15 percent of the population. USA Today takes a look at immigration in Arizona, where the issue is very much on the political radar. The collapse of the housing industry has led [...]
Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart in Danger of Losing His Seat, New Poll Shows
September 1, 2008 – 4:16 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmPBSkqrPBc Lincoln Diaz-Balart has reached out to Latino voters on behalf of John McCain. Polls show he has his own problems to worry about. A new poll commissioned by Roll Call shows Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-Fla. 21) losing 46 to 48 percent against Democratic challenger Raul Martinez, in what’s shaping up to be an era-changing [...]
