tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post2569385818519088692..comments2024-02-21T05:16:22.788-05:00Comments on Two Weeks Notice: A Latin American Politics Blog: Immigration backlogGreg Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15765114859595124082noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-34173156244556659692010-11-08T18:20:50.637-05:002010-11-08T18:20:50.637-05:00Is this "The Shape of Things to Come" ?
...Is this "The Shape of Things to Come" ?<br /><br /><b>POLITICO.COM : "If you put the Latino vote at 50-50 in California, Nevada and Colorado, all four of those Democrats would have lost" : California Gov.-elect Jerry Brown and Sen. Barbara Boxer, Nevada Sen. Harry Reid and Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet"</b><br /><br /><br />How the West wasn't won : how democrats held their own in California, Nevada and Colorado<br /><br />In Oregon, former Democratic Governor John Kitzhaber fended off a strong challenge from Republican Chris Dudley to win by less than 1 percentage point. In Washington State, Democratic Senator Patty Murray narrowly beat back challenger Republican Dino Rossi.<br /><br />And Super Racist Tom Tancredo was defeated by Democrat John Hickenlooper for the Governorship of Colorado.<br /><br />POLITICO.COM<br />How the West wasn't won<br />By MOLLY BALL<br />November 8, 2010<br /><br /><br />http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1110/44846.html<br /><br /><br />Some excerpts :<br /><br />In California — as well as the interior Western states of Nevada and Colorado, where statewide candidates pulled off narrow wins — "it's absolutely a story about the Latino vote," Barreto said. "If you put the Latino vote at 50-50 in California, Nevada and Colorado, all four of those Democrats would have lost" — California Gov.-elect Jerry Brown and Sen. Barbara Boxer, Nevada Sen. Harry Reid and Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet.<br /><br />Immigration was an issue in all three states, and Hispanic turnout was relatively high across the board: 22 percent in California, 15 percent in Nevada and 12 percent in Colorado, according to exit polls.<br /><br />Despite Republicans' successes Tuesday, there are clear signs of long-term trouble for the party if it doesn't start reaching out to the fastest-growing minority group, Barreto said.<br /><br />"In 2004, Bush won Nevada, Colorado and New Mexico. In 2008, Obama won those three," he noted. "Unless Republicans are just willing to put them out of play in presidential years, there needs to be outreach to Latinos."<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://raciality.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow"><strong>Raciality.com</strong></a><br /><br />Vicente DuqueDefensores de Democraciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01990488344886411353noreply@blogger.com