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Report: Latino representation of 2010 electorate was much lower than share of general population

By | 04.27.11 | 5:42 pm

Despite the boom in America’s Hispanic population over the past decade, a recent Pew Hispanic Center report shows that surge (35.3 million to 50.5 million people between 2000 and 2010) is not reflected in Latino voting totals, which increased from 13.2 million to 21.3 million people between 2000 and 2010.

Approximately More…

Immigration a Tough Issue for Both Parties

By | 08.25.09 | 3:56 pm

The changing demographics of the United States suggest that there would be a lot of support for comprehensive immigration reform that includes legalization of undocumented immigrants who pay a fine and pay their taxes. But both parties have failed to present a comprehensive immigration bill so far and risk losing More…

People “In The Middle” Back Obama

By | 10.29.08 | 7:50 pm

I’m a little tired of The Undecideds, The Swing Voters and all those People In The Middle — but they do decide elections after the rest of us have made our decisions.

To appeal to those remaining thin slices of the electorate, a new video campaign has launched to pitch More…