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early and often
Nov. 16, 2023
Trump Tells Latino Voters He’s the Victim of Communists His new strategy is a sign his effort to turn the tables on prosecutors won’t end with the primaries.
By Ed Kilgore
Should Democrats Gamble on Immigration Reform in 2021? If the parliamentarian lets Democrats put immigration reform in the reconciliation bill, they’ll have to choose between principle and midterm fears.
By Ed Kilgore
Democrats Won the California Recall, But There Are Warning Signs for Midterms Newsom matched Biden’s 2020 performance, but their party needs to do even better to claw back desperately needed House seats.
By Ed Kilgore
2020 census
Aug. 12, 2021
Census Data Show America Is Getting Less and Less White This may put a dent in Republicans’ gerrymandering schemes.
By Ed Kilgore
The Fateful Question of How Latinos Vote Going Forward Trump and his party over-performed with Latino voters in 2020. It’s important for both parties to figure whether that was a fluke or a trend.
By Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
Apr. 15, 2021
Yes, Geographical Polarization Was a Big Deal in 2016 and 2020 New data shows that the suburban swings to the left and rural swings to the right are consistent with the intuitive trends in the last two elections.
By Ed Kilgore
Biden Will Run a Very Un-Waspy Government Women, Blacks, Latinos, Catholics, and Jews: This ain’t your grandfather’s Cabinet.
By Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
Nov. 12, 2020
Was Joe Biden the Most Electable Democrat After All? We’ll never know if one of Biden’s rivals might have done better in 2020. But his narrow win suggests Democrats need to build a stronger coalition.
By Ed Kilgore
poll position
Nov. 10, 2020
Should We Stop Paying Attention to Election Polls? Polls are like democracy: bad except as compared to all the alternatives.
By Ed Kilgore
2020 elections
Nov. 4, 2020
Republicans Make Shocking Gains in the House Democrats were expected to win several seats, but will instead lose a handful. Nancy Pelosi now faces a potential revolt.
By Ed Kilgore
supreme court
Sept. 26, 2020
Are Amy Coney Barrett’s Religious Views Fair Game for Tough Questions? Charismatic Catholicism may seem alien to many Americans. But Barrett’s critics really need to educate themselves before diving down rabbit holes.
By Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
Sept. 17, 2020
A Rational Case for How Trump Could Win the Election Without Stealing It Sean Trende argues Trump’s relatively high approval ratings, an improving economy, and Biden’s base problems could reelect Trump in another upset.
By Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
Sept. 17, 2020
Polls: Biden Maintains Electoral College Lead, But It’s Fragile Polls show a slightly eroding Biden lead nationally, but he’s in great shape unless the margin falls below 3 percent.
By Ed Kilgore
Biden Needs Latinos for Any Raid on Sun Belt Red States This is one minority group with which Joe Biden’s name is not golden.
By Ed Kilgore
democratic primaries
Mar. 17, 2020
Another Sweep for Joe Biden in Florida, Illinois, and Arizona Biden wins decisively in three diverse states, with a possible primary drought approaching.
By Ed Kilgore
super tuesday
Mar. 4, 2020
Biden’s Giant Bounce Suddenly Makes It a Two-Candidate Race All the talk of a contested convention is probably moot now.
By Ed Kilgore
bernie sanders
Dec. 5, 2019
Sanders’s ‘Secret Weapon:’ Strong Latino Support It mostly has to do with Sanders’s great strength among young voters, but it will help him survive any early setbacks.
By Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
Nov. 22, 2019
Could Pete Buttigieg Actually Become President? Mayor Pete’s minority voter problem is still a big obstacle to his “nominatability.” But as the nominee he could be the un-Trump.
By Ed Kilgore
immigration
Nov. 14, 2019
California’s Prop 187: A Perpetual Warning to Immigrant-Bashers A quarter century ago, California Republicans won a smashing victory in part by demonizing immigrants. It was a bad idea in the long run.
By Ed Kilgore
orange county
Aug. 7, 2019
Republicans Are Now Outnumbered in Conservative Bastion of Orange County Ronald Reagan once called Orange County, California, “where all good Republicans go to die.” Now demographics and Trump are turning it blue.
By Ed Kilgore
mass shootings
Aug. 6, 2019
What We Didn’t Need the El Paso Killer’s Manifesto to Tell Us Understanding the El Paso shooter is helped by understanding 8chan troll culture — but it’s not a requirement.
By Zak Cheney-Rice
Why a Dead GOP Operative’s Files Could Change the Electoral Map for a Decade Discarded files from a GOP gerrymandering wiz could upset administration’s plans to intimidate immigrants with a 2020 Census citizenship question.
By Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
Apr. 17, 2019
Why Julián Castro Could Be 2020’s Dark Horse Candidate The former San Antonio mayor and head of HUD has a long way to go to become a viable candidate, but the Latino vote could give him a path to victory.
By Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
Mar. 31, 2019
Are Some 2020 Democrats Using Google Translate for Their Spanish Websites? Grammar errors and passages seemingly ripped from Google Translate are emblematic of 2020 Democrats’ larger problems with Spanish-speaking voters.
By Matt Stieb
vision 2020
Mar. 14, 2019
Beto’s Cool, But Can He Win a Presidential Nomination? If O’Rourke can pass some early tests, his fundraising chops and his ability to mobilize young and Latino voters could make him formidable.
By Ed Kilgore
2020 census
Jan. 15, 2019
Judge Strikes Down Citizenship Question on 2020 Census From redistricting to federal grant formulas, a lot depends on this case, which will likely wind up on the Supreme Court docket.
By Ed Kilgore
2018 midterms
Dec. 4, 2018
Democratic Weakness Among Florida Latinos in 2018 a Warning A poor performance among Latinos cost Democrats the governorship and a Senate seat in this key battleground state. They’d better focus on it soon.
By Ed Kilgore
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Latina and a Socialist. Both Terrify Conservatives. The right’s disdain for the 29-year-old representative-elect echoes age-old fears of both Latinos and socialism.
By Zak Cheney-Rice
2018 midterms
Nov. 7, 2018
2014’s Electorate Showed Up to the 2018 Election. But It Voted Differently. Exit polls from the pro-Republican 2014 and pro-Democratic 2018 elections show similarly shaped electorates, but a change in public opinion.
By Ed Kilgore
2018 midterms
Oct. 26, 2018
2018 Midterms: Latino Voters Are Tuning In — and Turning Blue Recent polls show a sudden spike in the number of Latinos who intend to vote this fall — and in the Democrats’ share of that demographic’s support.
By Eric Levitz
2018 midterms
Oct. 11, 2018
Democrats Have a Latino Voting Problem. It’s Not New, But It’s Urgent. Latino turnout in midterms has been terrible, and Donald Trump alone may not change that.
By Ed Kilgore
The GOP Could Get Shut Out of California’s Gubernatorial Election It could matter a lot nationally if Republicans are shut out of the general election in both of California’s top-of-the-ballot races.
By Ed Kilgore
Trump May Try to Deport Legal Immigrants Who Get Federal Benefits In another big lurch in efforts to restrict legal immigration, Trump is mulling an order that would treat many people here legally as parasites.
By Ed Kilgore
representation
Jan. 24, 2018
Gina Rodriguez Calls Latino Underrepresentation in Film ‘Heartbreaking’ “The underrepresentation of Latinos in Hollywood both on and off screen is not just a feeling; it’s a sad reality.”
By Tolly Wright
Trump Considers Latino Pol and Would-Be Reality Star for Cabinet USDA prospect Abel Maldonado has a rep as a RINO and opposed Trump’s primary candidacy. But he is a farmer.
By Ed Kilgore
Where Are the Latinos in Trump’s Cabinet? He is in danger of becoming first president since Jimmy Carter with no top Latino appointees.
By Ed Kilgore
Why Latino Voters Didn’t Bury Trump Trump may have done better than Romney among Latinos. Some may have been indifferent to immigration policy, while others really did not like Mitt.
By Ed Kilgore
Do the Early-Voting Patterns in Florida Mean Clinton Will Win? The record number of early votes cast show a very close race. But high Latino turnout could ultimately be the deciding factor.
By Ed Kilgore
Field Poll Shows Depths of Trump’s Latino Problem Trump falls to single digits among Latinos in authoritative Field Poll of California.
By Ed Kilgore
Trump’s California Head Fake Back before the California primary, Trump promised to contest the Golden State. He sort of is, but really isn’t.
By Ed Kilgore
Anti-Immigrant Court Victories Could Backfire on the GOP Judicial interference with Obama’s immigration enforcement initiatives will not only frustrate and anger many Latinos. It could also free up resources for voter registration and mobilization drives.
By Ed Kilgore
today in donald trump
June 2, 2016
Trump: Judge’s Ethnicity Creates ‘Conflict of Interest’ in Trump University Case In ever more explicit terms, the candidate insists Judge Gonzalo Curiel’s “Mexican heritage” disqualifies him from hearing the case.
By Jonah Shepp
The GOP’s Impending Florida Apocalypse It will be very difficult for Republicans to win the presidential election while losing in the Sunshine State — a likely outcome with Trump.
By Ed Kilgore
More Frontlash: New Poll Shows Trump Poised for Record-Low Latino Showing Mitt Romney lost Latinos by a 71-27 margin in 2012. Looks like Donald Trump could manage to do much worse.
By Ed Kilgore
early and often
Mar. 23, 2016
Clinton and Sanders Exchange Blows Out West, But Bernie Needs a Primary Knockout Old folks and Latinos deliver for Clinton in Arizona, and two more white caucuses deliver for Sanders. If these patterns continue, she wins.
By Ed Kilgore
#movementmondays
Jan. 26, 2016
Rodriguez Launches Movement Mondays for Latinos “Let us use our numbers and powerful voices to prove we support one another … to prove they need to support all the various Latino cultures in the media.”
By Sean Fitz-Gerald
A Restaurateur Posted an ‘English-Only’ Rule for His Customers were getting “uncomfortable,” the owner said.
By Clint Rainey
sound and visions
Dec. 9, 2014
The Future of Movies Will Be More Latino Hollywood will have to ride the demographic wave.
By Adam K. Raymond
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