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How Will The New Crop Of First-Time Voters Lean In 2016?
Tuesday, October 06, 2015
Meet The Obama-Era Kids Who Are About To Be First-Time Voters
Tuesday, October 06, 2015
Young people loved President Obama in 2008 — they turned out to support him more than any other recent Democratic presidential nominee.
But now, there's a new crop of young voters — the kids who came of age during the Obama presidency. They're are all grown up, and getting their ...
In Latest Snub To Latinos, Donald Trump Backs Out Of Hispanic Chamber Event
Friday, October 02, 2015
In the seemingly never-ending saga between Donald Trump and Latinos, the business mogul-turned-presidential candidate has canceled plans to attend a Q&A session with the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. The meeting was originally scheduled for next Thursday, Oct. 8, at the Newseum in Washington D.C.
A statement from the USHCC ...
Ben Carson Jokes He Used To Throw Rocks At Cars Before Police 'Would Shoot You'
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Ben Carson, notably the only black man running for president, made a joke Wednesday afternoon about running away from the cops as a kid.
"Throwing rocks at cars, I really liked that," he said, describing his childhood. "Sometimes, the police would come, always in unmarked cars. And, they'd be chasing ...
GOP Chairman On Republican Field: 'It's Like Going To 31 Flavors'
Thursday, September 24, 2015
The Republican Party is trying to make friends with minorities, but it keeps getting sidetracked by presidential hopefuls who seem to undermine that very effort.
The chairman of the GOP suggested that's OK; it will figure itself out.
"It's like going to 31 flavors," said RNC Chairman Reince Priebus, referencing ...
Generation Disappointed: Millennials Want More From Politics
Saturday, September 19, 2015
Millennials do not like to be categorized.
The Pew Research Center finds they don't even like the label "millennial." But for our journalistic purposes, we'll use it like the Census Bureau — to refer to people born between 1982 and 2000. (And full disclosure: your author fits into this ...
The White House Plan That Could Get Millions Of Immigrants To Vote
Friday, September 18, 2015
The White House is launching a campaign to encourage the 8.8 million legal immigrants in the U.S. to become citizens.
It's a multifaceted effort that could potentially add millions of new people to the voter rolls before the 2016 presidential election. The outreach includes online citizenship practice tests, the ...
The 'Nonjudgmental' Generation: Courting The Millennial Vote
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
How Asian-American Voters Went From Republican To Democratic
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Conservative Latino Group Pens Letter Opposing GOP Immigration Rhetoric
Wednesday, September 09, 2015
A conservative Latino group is voicing its frustration with Republican immigration rhetoric on the campaign trail.
In a letter obtained by NPR, the Libre Initiative, which is funded by the Koch brothers, made a clear, bold statement aimed at fellow conservatives. It criticized what it sees as policies that ...
Is Marco Rubio The Candidate Republicans Date But Don't Marry?
Wednesday, September 02, 2015
The 'Trump Effect' Alienating Conservative Latinos
Monday, August 31, 2015
Trump Still Leads In Race For Republican Presidential Nomination
Friday, August 21, 2015
For Latinos, Environment Seems Just As Important As Immigration
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
An increasing amount of research suggests the environment — an issue that has long been seen within the purview of progressive, white liberals — is now increasingly important to Latinos.
A new poll conducted by Latino Decisions (a polling firm focusing on Hispanics in America) on behalf of ...
What's In Donald Trump's Immigration Plan And How It Could Affect The GOP
Monday, August 17, 2015
Donald Trump began his bid for president saying Mexican immigrants were "rapists," bringing drugs, and "some, I assume, are good people."
And, Sunday he made headlines again talking about immigrants. He rolled out his first detailed policy position, and it was on immigration reform.
His central premise is that ...
For Young Voters, Crushing Student Debt Is Front And Center
Thursday, July 30, 2015
The economy is always a key issue in presidential campaigns.
But whose economy are we talking about? Many millennial voters are underemployed and crushed under thousands of dollars of student debt.
And perhaps nowhere is the problem more acute than in New Hampshire.
Seventy-six percent of the class of 2013 ...