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 [...]
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GOP Platform Calls Immigration “a National Security Issue”
September 2, 2008 – 8:29 am
The Republican National Convention is taking place in St. Paul, Minn., this week, and the party has released the official Republican platform (PDF). Though party platforms don’t usually amount to much in the way of legislation, they do indicate where the majority of the party stands on issues. This year’s platform committee struggled to reach [...]
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 [...]
McCain Fighting for California
July 11, 2008 – 10:22 am
John McCain opened his California campaign headquarters in Torrance on Wednesday, sending a first signal that he does not intend to concede the traditionally Democratic-leaning state. McCain’s California campaign chair, Bill Jones, addressed a crowd of about 50 volunteers and elected officials to drive home that message. “It is important to understand that California is [...]
Political Gains from Targeting Illegal Immigrants?
March 18, 2008 – 8:26 am
An intriguing look at the local politics-immigration equation came from National Public Radio last week, in a three-part series on immigration controversies from the front-lines of Arizona. In part one, “‘America’s Toughest Sheriff’ Takes on Immigration,” reporter Ted Robbins looks at how Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Phoenix courts publicity with his innovative jail policies, which [...]
