Huffington Post’s Off The Bus project asked readers to weigh in on their election day voting experiences. I parsed through some of the raw data and highlighted some of the responses from swing states. My introduction below; voter impressions after the jump. — Hundreds of reports on your election day experiences have poured into OfftheBus, [...]
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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 [...]
Obama Attacks McCain on Immigration
September 12, 2008 – 5:49 pm
The presidential candidates have avoided talking much about immigration reform, but they both recognize that it is an important issue for Latino voters. That’s why John McCain ran Spanish-language ads touting his role in a controversial effort at comprehensive immigration reform, and it’s also why Barack Obama criticized his opponent for not including that reform [...]
