Read more Latino voters stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1877/latino-voters.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:24:17 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/59335/latino-disconnect-worries-gop.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Republican Party is facing falling Latino support, but little is being done to reverse the trend, Politico reports. Some Latinos have been disillusioned by Republican rhetoric on illegal immigration, attacks some heard as swipes at Hispanics themselves. “If we don’t figure out a way to open our party up...http://www.newser.com/story/59335/latino-disconnect-worries-gop.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 18 May 2009 11:31:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/42386/obama-driven-minority-turnout-fueled-marriage-ban.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama's popularity among California's minorities helped pass the state's conservative-backed gay marriage ban, Dan Walters writes in the Sacramento Bee . Blacks and Latinos—94% of whom voted for Obama—turned out in record numbers, and the majority of them supported the ban. The proposition would probably have failed with...http://www.newser.com/story/42386/obama-driven-minority-turnout-fueled-marriage-ban.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 11 Nov 2008 15:36:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42043/latinos-want-prominent-role-in-obama-government.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLatinos are calling for strong representation in Barack Obama’s Cabinet after Hispanics played what they consider to be a major role in his victory, Politico reports. Before the election, Hillary Clinton and her top Latino backers asked for two or three Hispanics in the Cabinet in exchange for a mobilized...http://www.newser.com/story/42043/latinos-want-prominent-role-in-obama-government.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 07 Nov 2008 12:44:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/40913/hard-times-turn-latino-voters-to-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCampaign workers walking Latino precincts in Las Vegas are finding padlocked doors, foreclosed homes, jobless residents—and more voters supporting Barack Obama, the Los Angeles Times reports. "The economy is so bad, and I am afraid McCain has the same ideas as President Bush," one man told a canvasser. And...http://www.newser.com/story/40913/hard-times-turn-latino-voters-to-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 25 Oct 2008 19:53:22 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38786/latinos-hold-trump-in-obamas-nev-strategy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama is gambling that Latino voters in Nevada’s big cities—Reno and Las Vegas—can deliver the state’s five electoral votes, Dan Hoyle writes in Salon. Economic woes, immigration crackdown, and the costly Iraq war are the draws in Reno, where Latinos make up 12% of voters. “I want...http://www.newser.com/story/38786/latinos-hold-trump-in-obamas-nev-strategy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 30 Sep 2008 14:51:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33830/housing-bill-funds-democratic-ally.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNestled in the housing bill President Bush signed yesterday is an acronym Republicans don’t like one bit: ACORN. The Wall Street Journal reports that the group is among the many housing-related nonprofits the bill hands cash to, but Republicans grumble that it does more than housing. It’s also co-managing a...http://www.newser.com/story/33830/housing-bill-funds-democratic-ally.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 31 Jul 2008 9:36:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33020/candidates-failing-to-reach-floridas-hispanic-voters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHispanics could swing the presidential election in November, especially in crucial Florida, but the presumptive nominees aren’t reaching them, the St. Petersburg Times reports. Hispanics tend to vote on issues rather than along strictly party lines, but the media and candidates are pushing immigration reform though polls show the economy...http://www.newser.com/story/33020/candidates-failing-to-reach-floridas-hispanic-voters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Jul 2008 14:36:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32393/obama-adds-hillcare-to-health-plan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama has modified his health care platform with a policy straight from Hillary Clinton’s book—and he gave her credit, calling it "an idea championed by my friend Hillary Clinton, who's been leading the way in our battle to insure every American." The addition is a tax credit for...http://www.newser.com/story/32393/obama-adds-hillcare-to-health-plan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 14 Jul 2008 12:42:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32143/mccain-wobbling-leftward-again-on-immigration.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBy John McCain’s own admission, his embrace of immigration reform nearly sunk his candidacy in the early primaries, writes Byron York in the Hill . But after saving his hide with a swing to the right and a pledge to "secure the border first" (a “legitimate flip-flop,” York specifies), the pendulum...http://www.newser.com/story/32143/mccain-wobbling-leftward-again-on-immigration.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 10 Jul 2008 19:10:51 CDT