We’ve looked at the Asian vote and the Latino vote as important demographics. Neither of these groups is monolithic, and immigrants of different national origins voted differently. But exit polls show that non-white voters, taken as a group, are increasingly powerful. Their overwhelming support for Obama helped the Democrat overcome a 12 point deficit among [...]
Tag Archives: McCain
Quick Hit: Would Clinton Have Done Better Than Obama Among Latinos?
November 13, 2008 – 10:56 am
Here’s another exit poll, this one with a hypothetical Hillary Clinton-John McCain match-up. The results are slightly disturbing in what they suggest about race relations in America (look at the last item). Perhaps the mythical black-brown divide exists for a very small minority of Latino voters. Or maybe they just really like Hillary Clinton. From [...]
A Conservative Disputes Latino Voters’ Influence, But Latino Groups Have Reason to Celebrate
November 13, 2008 – 10:28 am
At The National Review, Mark Krikorian pooh-poohs the idea the idea that the Latino vote made a difference for Obama. While the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials says that between 9.6 million and 11 million Latinos voted in the election, an increase of at least 2 million over 2004, Krikorian notes that [...]
Canada May Welcome More Immigrants
November 1, 2008 – 5:18 pm
After George W. Bush won the presidency in 2000 and again in 2004, many liberal Democrats who had supported Al Gore and John Kerry announced plans to move to Canada. For most, the threat was empty. But one of this year’s candidates will lose on Tuesday, and another round of disgruntled partisans might threaten to [...]
Obama’s Aunt is an Illegal Immigrant. Will Voters Care?
November 1, 2008 – 3:36 pm
Obama’s Aunt’s Boston apartment building. (AP Photo) The news hit the Drudge Report yesterday that Barack Obama’s half-aunt, a Kenyan immigrant named Zeituni Onyango, is living in the United States illegally after her application for asylum was rejected. The Times of London “discovered” her in a Boston housing project, where neighbors described her as “living [...]
More Engaged Than Ever, Asian Voters Are Increasingly Important in Virginia
October 23, 2008 – 7:12 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBF9OVB_jV8 With a tight race for Virginia’s 13 electoral votes, the southern state’s substantial Asian immigrant population is in a position to influence the outcome, and Asian volunteers are working to get out the vote in their communities. Check out this Web documentary by filmmaker Adele Pham, featuring Asian-Americans in Falls Church, a Washington, D.C. [...]
Weekly Immigration News Round-Up 10/18
October 19, 2008 – 2:25 pm
A Eureka, Calif. newspaper takes a look at immigration in the national election. Where do the candidates stand? Pretty close together. Paul Kanjorski and Nick Lampson, two of the endangered Democratic Congressman that News 21 looked at this summer, might get a boost from the financial crisis. A new poll shows Kanjorski catching up to [...]
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 [...]
Demographic Shifts in North Carolina Mean Bad News for GOP
October 15, 2008 – 3:04 pm
The skyline of Charlotte, N.C. (Wikipedia photo) Pollsters are calling the state a toss-up, and recent numbers show Barack Obama up slightly in North Carolina. North Carolina? While the state was once a member in good standing of the solid south, North Carolina has changed over the past decade, as highly educated workers are drawn [...]
