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Talarico Insider: Texas’s ‘Perfect Storm’ Could Defeat Republican Ken Paxton
The Texas Senate race isn’t supposed to be this close. Republicans have controlled the state for more than three decades, and no one makes conservatives freak out more than Democrat James Talarico – but he’s neck-and-neck with problematic Republican Ken Paxton. So what’s changed?
Toddler Dies From Rare Brain-Eating Amoeba in Nevada
A young boy has died after contracting a brain-eating amoeba infection, leaving his family devastated. Woodrow Bundy, aged 2, died on July 19 from the infection, which his family thinks he contracted while swimming in Ash Springs, Nevada. A Facebook post shared by many friends of the family said that Woodrow started experiencing flu-like symptoms last week. His mother, Briana Bundy, rushed him to the hospital during the night.
OPINIÓN | Gallego hace historia en Arizona
A pesar de que la representación de los latinos en la política ha aumentado en los últimos años, históricamente los candidatos latinos han enfrentado grandes retos para recaudar fondos a nivel nacional. Si bien los donantes latinos de pequeñas cantidades han impulsado millones de dólares en recaudación de fondos para campañas nacionales, muchos candidatos latinos sufren de la falta de acceso a grandes donantes y una falta general de inversión por parte del establecimiento demócrata.
Gallego Is Making History in Arizona (OPINION)
By CHUCK ROCHA Despite the fact that the representation of Latinos in politics has increased in recent years, historically Latino candidates have faced great challenges in fundraising at the national level. While small donations from Latino donors have led to millions of dollars in national campaign fundraising, many Latino candidates suffer from a lack of access to major donors and a general lack of investment from the Democratic establishment.
The Future is Latina.
When Mayra Flores shocked the political establishment by winning a special election in a Texas congressional district earlier this year, Washington pundits focused on the novel fact that a Republican won in one of the most overwhelmingly Hispanic districts in the country. More curious was that Flores is a Mexican born immigrant, married to a border patrol agent and is an avowed supporter of former President Trump.
Democrats Must Address Their Latino Vote Problem
Democrats will need their votes to keep control of the Senate and House after the midterms.
Opinion | It’s Not Too Early to Start Courting Latino Voters
Democrats will need their votes to keep control of the Senate and House after the midterms. By Chuck Rocha Mr. Rocha is a political consultant and Democratic Party strategist. April 1, 2021, 8:12 p.m. ET Credit...Illustration by Arsh Raziuddin / The New York Times; Photos via Getty Latino voters helped deliver the presidency to Joe Biden in 2020 by securing key victories in Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Latinos could swing Georgia. Don't repeat the mistakes of Florida and Texas
Photograph: Jack Kurtz/Rex/Shutterstock In less than eight weeks, voters of the now-blue state of Georgia will head to the polls to vote in the Senate runoff election on 5 January 2021 to decide if the Rev Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff will join their Democratic colleagues in Congress. These two seats are crucial to deliver the mandate needed by Joe Biden to enact his ambitious vision for America’s future.
Latinos Can Swing GA. Don't Repeat Mistakes of FL & TX | RealClearPolitics
(AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) Democrats must win runoff races in Georgia to control the Senate - giving Biden a mandate. Latino voters will be crucial Read Full Article » Show comments Hide Comments
El arma secreta que Joe Biden podría aprovechar
Joe Biden (Reuters) En menos de cuatro años, el gobierno de Donald Trump ha hecho un gran daño a la comunidad latina. Sin embargo, aunque Trump no es del agrado de la mayoría del electorado latino, ganó el 28 por ciento del voto latino en 2016 y sigue siendo la opción preferida de casi el 20 por ciento, suficiente apoyo para hacer la diferencia en una elección reñida. Uno pensaría que los votantes latinos respaldarían a Joe Biden, pero este ha batallado para establecer una conexión con ellos.
Opinión: El arma secreta que Joe Biden podría aprovechar
CÓMO BIDEN PODRÍA GANAR EL VOTO LATINO... Y LA PRESIDENCIA. En menos de cuatro años, el gobierno de Donald Trump ha hecho un gran daño a la comunidad latina. Sin embargo, aunque Trump no es del agrado de la mayoría del electorado latino, ganó el 28 por ciento del voto latino en 2016 y sigue siendo la opción preferida de casi el 20 por ciento, suficiente apoyo para hacer la diferencia en una elección reñida.
Opinion | Joe Biden’s Secret Untapped Weapon
How he could win the Latino vote … and the presidency. By Chuck Rocha Mr. Rocha is the author of the book “Tío Bernie: The Inside Story of How Bernie Sanders Brought Latinos Into the Political Revolution.” Aug. 18, 2020, 10:52 p.m. ET Members of the Culinary Workers Union in Las Vegas listening to Democratic candidates in 2018. In less than four years, the Trump administration has done great damage to the Latino community.
Tío Bernie: The Inside Story of How Bernie Sanders Brought Latinos Into the Political Revolution|Paperback
English 1947492527 Overview "This book is a true behind the scenes look at the historic Bernie 2020 Latino outreach operation and Chuck's unique story of redemption through his personal journey to Bernie." -Jeff Weaver, Bernie 2020 Senior Advisor Product Details ISBN-13: 9781947492523 Publisher: Strong Arm Press Publication date: 08/19/2020 Pages: 156 Sales rank: 541 Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.36(d) Customer Reviews
Opinion | The People Running Campaigns Don’t Look Like Me
I have worked in politics for over 30 years. For most of those years, there have rarely been black or brown faces at the top level of most campaigns I’ve worked on. I am often the lone voice telling a room full of campaign professionals what it’s like to be pulled over by the police when you’re a brown man. People of color make up less than 1 percent of political consultants.
Organizing communities of color during COVID-19
I have been working on campaigns for over 30 years and currently own one of the nation’s only 100 percent-minority-owned and operated political consulting firms in the nation. Thanks to my institutional knowledge of the way political and nonprofit campaigns are run, I’m worried about the 2020 general election and the lack of efforts to mobilize black and brown communities in the age of social distancing during a global pandemic.
If Trump pardons Arpaio, Latinos have a new reason to head to the polls
This week, President Trump gave a speech in Arizona that sounded more like a campaign rally than a president addressing the serious policy issues that face America. The crowd was screaming the familiar "Drain the swamp" and "Lock her up" campaign chants we heard a year ago. But now the campaign is over and it's time to govern. The president and the Republicans control every branch of our federal government, yet they have not been able to pass any significant legislation.
President Trump, immigrants are not 'bad dudes'
In 2016, Solidarity Strategies helped elect 3 formerly undocumented immigrants to public office: Rep. Ruben Kihuen (D-NV), Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), and Jose Moreno of the Anaheim City Council. All three became U.S. citizens under President Ronald Reagan’s amnesty program in 1986. These outstanding men represent the real American Dream and are examples of what can happen when immigrants are given an opportunity to become a part of our society without any limitations.
Donald Trump wants a wall, taco vendors oblige
Last night in Las Vegas we finally got a deep dive on immigration and pulled back the shades back on immigration policy. And it was done in the shadows of the Las Vegas in the state of Nevada. A state where the Latino vote may single handedly deliver the deciding factor in this years Presidential election. It also has a chance to deliver the first Latina in the history of our nation to the US Senate as well.
Latinos matter: Donald Trump and Hillary missed huge in first debate?
Donald Trump Donald TrumpObama slams Trump's 'temperament' during debate Giuliani: Clinton 'too stupid to be president' because she stayed with Bill The Hill's 12:30 Report MORE kicked off his campaign on the issue of immigration. He said Mexican immigrants were bringing drugs, crime and were, by and large, rapists.
Major parties still miss when courting Latino voters
Donald Trump Donald Trump Ryan: Poverty, tax reform could get done in 2017 Adviser: Obama can’t ‘erase decades’ of racism Major parties still miss when courting Latino voters MORE disrespecting Latinos by eating a taco salad on Cinco de Mayo or his campaigns anti-immigration policies are not enough motivation to vote against him. Sen.
Trump campaign's taco truck gaffe underscores Latinos' political power
“My culture is a very dominant culture,” proclaimed Mexican-born Marco Gutierrez on MSNBC’s “All In With Chris Hayes,” last week. Gutierrez, who is the co-founder of Latinos for Trump, added, “If you don’t do something about it, you’re going to have taco trucks on every corner.” The #TacoTrucksOnEveryCorner, created to mock Gutierrez’s “warning,” was the No. 1 trending hashtag on Twitter the following morning. See, food culture and politics are interconnected.
Politicians can’t afford to ignore Latinos
Every Mexican has heard the legend of el chupacabra. No one’s ever seen the mythical creature, but people across Latin America still believe in it. Think of it as the Latino Bigfoot. I have spent my entire political career hearing story after story about the growth of the Latino demographic.
Why the Sanders Campaign Shows Latino
I’ll never forget when Jeff Weaver hired us to work on Bernie Sanders’ presidential run because it reminded me of something my pawpaw liked to say: “Judge a person by what they do, not what they say.” Weaver said he wanted the Sanders campaign to be as diverse as America. That was the stated goal and he took remarkable action to make it happen. Now, it wasn’t perfect, and sometimes it wasn’t pretty, but I'm proud of the remarkable history we made and the campaign we ran.
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