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These are news articles and editorials on efforts by political parties to
attract Hispanic voters or on the importance of this voting population.
2005
 | June 15. Liberals don't know what
to do with nondeferential minorities.
Seattle Times. In the minds of many liberal Democrats,
Hispanics and African Americans must seem to come in only two varieties:
deferential or defective. |
| June 6. Why Latinos Are
Walking Out on the Democrats.
LA Times. Although most Americans support a crackdown on
lawbreakers coming to the U.S., support for legal immigration remains high.
By combining these two sentiments into one plan, Bush and McCain have taken
the first steps toward making Democratic charges of immigrant-bashing a much
harder sell to Latino voters. |
| May 4. RNC Chairman Ken
Mehlman Announces Hispanic Advisory Committee.
Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Ken Mehlman
announced the formation of the RNC’s Hispanic Advisory Committee. This group
of respected community leaders will meet monthly with RNC officials to
assist in the strategic implementation of the RNC’s Hispanic outreach
efforts. |
| April. Values Are at Core
of Freedom.
Lakeland Magazine: A nice profile of Alci Maldonado, Florida
RNHA secretary and another great example of how immigrants make this great
country more, not less, American. |
| March 4. Fighting dirty
for the black vote.
Town Hall: The Democrats' answer has been to stoke racial
animosity and distrust wherever possible. The more that African-Americans
can be made to feel targeted, victimized and despised, the easier it is for
Democrats to pose as their friends and champions. We have thus witnessed
countless episodes over the past decade and a half when liberals have
invented racist incidents |
2004
| November 27. Republicans
working to bring Hispanics into the fold.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: But Hispanics, like other
immigrants, do not want to remain outsiders forever. They hope to join the
mainstream and, in the words of Gonzales, make something of themselves. The
key to that is acceptance in and by the American mainstream. |
| November 10. Hispanic
voters paint a new picture.
USA Today: President Bush's nomination of Alberto Gonzales
for attorney general is more than a reward to a Texas loyalist. It's a
recognition of the political prominence of Hispanics, and an appreciation
for the near-majority of their votes that they apparently gave Bush on Nov.
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| October 31. Campaigns woo
Hispanics for crucial votes.
Washington Times: Virginia RNHA members election activities
covered. |
| October 1. Bush, Kerry
debate stirs passions.
Tri-City Herald: Central Washington RNHA members support
President Bush during the debates. |
| September 6. Race is on for the
Washington Latino vote.
Seattle Times: Pedro Celis and Antonio Ginatta are both
well-connected, first-generation Americans pursuing Washington's Latino
vote, which accounted for about 6 percent of the state's voting-age
population, according to the 2000 census. |
| August 13. Teresa, drop the shtick.
Dallas Morning News: In a hokey attempt to help her husband
score points with Mexican-American audiences, Teresa Heinz Kerry will now
and then inform them that she's "an immigrant, too." |
| June 23. Kerry and the Latino
vote: hurdles and opportunity.
Seattle Times: If John Kerry is going to have a prayer of
capturing a respectable percentage of the Latino vote (and for Democrats,
"respectable" means 70 percent or better), he had better get with the
programa. |
| May 14. Central Florida
Hispanic Vote could be key in that state.
Orlando Sentinel: News from the Orlando
Sentinel that mention Nancy Acevedo, Chairman of the Central Florida RNHA
Chapter (www.rnhacentralflorida.org).
Nancy is also running for the Seminole School Board. |
| May 12. News from
Mississippi and Georgia RNHA.
Clarion Ledger: News
coverage on the work of two RNHA members. |
| May 6.
GOP, Democrats court Latino vote, which could decide election.
Seattle Post Intelligencer: Latino voters, one of the most
coveted constituencies in America -- and once a slam-dunk for Democrats --
have increasingly joined the Republican ranks, thanks to a president who
speaks Spanish and translates his name as "Jorge." |
| May 3.
Kerry's Low Profile May Cost Crucial Latino Votes.
LA Times: So far, it's an uneven fight. Two months after John
F. Kerry in effect captured the Democratic presidential nomination, the
Massachusetts senator has no staff or headquarters in New Mexico, the
nation's most heavily Latino state. |
| April 29.
Blacks and Hispanics Criticize Kerry on Outreach.
NY Times: Coverage on the Kerry Campaign from the very
liberal N.Y. Times. |
| April 12. Viva Bush Kick-off.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer and Miami Herlad: Coverage of the
Viva Bush Campaign Kick-off in Florida. |
| April 6. GOP convert puts
Demos on notice.
Salt Lake City Tribune: Archuleta also maintains that she
warmed to the Republicans because of the way they are now actively engaging
Latino voters, and because of their pro-family stand on many issues.
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| April 5. Kerry voters may suffer buyers' remorse.
Town Hall: After weeks of unusually positive press, Americans
are getting a clearer picture of the presumptive Democratic nominee, John
Forbes Kerry. And it's not such a pretty picture after all. |
| April 4.
Bush,
Kerry wrestle for votes among Hispanics.
Many Democrats are more nervous this year than they were in
2000 about the width and depth of Hispanic support. |
| April 3. Kerry's Piñata
Politics.
Hispanic Vista. Why does Senator Kerry have to convince his
own base for support, especially if San Antonio and the Mexican American
community always have been a democrat stronghold and always will be? |
| March 26.
Some Dems worry about GOP play for more Hispanic votes.
USA Today. The Bush-Cheney re-election campaign started its
Hispanic effort last August, has Hispanic teams in 30 states. The campaign
of John Kerry has yet to pick an Hispanic outreach coordinator. |
| Feb 15. Some Dems worry about GOP play for more Hispanic votes.
Washington Times. Democrats must step up the courting of
Hispanics who have voted Republican in recent years or risk losing this
year's presidential election, states a Democratic campaign strategy
memorandum. |
2003
| April 29.
Watts to
seek out more minorities for GOP.
Washington Times: GOPAC plans to preserve and extend the
Republicans' governing majority by reaching into communities for voters that
traditionally back Democrats — blacks, Hispanics and others. |
| April 29. Hispanics
amassing political clout.
Democrat and Chronicle: Latinos build civic awareness,
momentum. |
| March 14. Politicos Court Hispanic Vote.
Fox news. Presidential candidates and the political parties
they represent are brushing up on their Spanish in hopes of attracting the
Hispanic vote in the November 2004 elections. |
2002
| Nov 25.
Republicans and Their Amigos.
Weekly Standard. GOP no longer stands for the gringos-only
party. |
| October 13.
Democrats, Republicans take notice as Hispanic vote continues to grow.
Seattle Times. Across the country, Democrats and Republicans
are trying to attract the fast-growing Hispanic vote and finding it a
challenge because of the diversity among this particular ethnic group, which
can be any race, with roots all over the world. |
| September 28. Polyglot Politics.
World Magazine. Republicans not only are beginning to
understand the political math but also are learning to speak the political
language. Saying "pro-life" in Spanish might be a good idea. |
| September 9.
Hispanics may be hungering for GOP.
Ruben Navarrette uses the results of a recent poll to dispel three common
misconceptions regarding Hispanic's support for president Bush. |
| August 12. Gephardt,
vendedor de ilusiones.
Spanish language editorial from Los Angeles "La Opinion" and English
translation from HispanicVista on Gephardt duplicity on Hispanic issues. |
| August 8.
GOP and Dems vying for Hispanic Vote.
Hispanic Business magazine article on both parties effort to reach out to
Hispanic voters. |
| August 7. Tongue Tied.
Article describing each party's outreach effort to Hispanics. Democrats are
clueless and spineless, Republicans continue to suffer from a schizophrenic
Latino outreach. |
| July 22. Gephardt talk does not match actions.
House Democrat leader blocks education, trade initiatives that benefit
Latinos. |
| July 17. Gephardt's Hispanic
Panic.
Ruben Navarrette from the Dallas Morning News finds Gephardt's efforts to woo
voters so incredibly transparent that they are insulting |
| May 31.
Democrats
struggle to hold Hispanic Support.
Article on the changing voting patterns and numbers of the Hispanic
electorate. |
| May 30. RNC
Spanish Language Television Show.
Raul Damas asks: "Why does a television program, which showcases Republican
ideas and achievements, become demeaning once it is translated into Spanish?" |
| January 18.
GOP Steps Up Efforts to Woo Hispanics.
Republican National Committee unveiled new strategies to lure Hispanic voters. |
| January 17.
RNC
Continues Grassroots and Outreach Efforts.
Winter meeting in Austin announces new staff and initiatives. |
| January 15.
Utah's GOP reaches out to Latinos.
Republican leaders in Utah said Monday they have embraced the "revitalization"
of a state chapter of the Republican National Hispanic Assembly. |
2001
| December. No Political
Pigeonhole.
Hispanic Magazine: Hispanic voters attitudes cannot be taken for granted. |
| December 20.
Attacks
Shelve GOP Effort to Woo Hispanics .
In the months since Sept. 11, Hispanics have gone from being
the most courted segment of the American electorate to an afterthought |
| December 1.
Hispanics Seek Greater Role in Democratic Party.
Hispanic Business: Members of the Hispanic community in the
United States are calling for Rep. Bob Menendez (Dem.-NJ) to be elected to
head the House of Representatives' Democratic Caucus as part of an effort to
hold on to Hispanic support for the party. |
| December 3. Doing the Latin Swing.
The Weekly Standard: Latino voters are the Soccer Moms of the
new decade. |
| October 5. Terror Sets Back
GOP with Hispanics.
One result of the changed
political climate after last month's terrorist attacks may be a setback in
Republican hopes of making major political gains among Hispanics. |
| August 7.
Hispanic Americans are the hottest commodity in politics.
USA Today: Both political
parties covet the votes of the nation's fastest-growing minority, but for
Republicans it's a crusade. A simple calculation fuels their intensity: If
Hispanics and other groups vote in the 2004 presidential race in the same
proportions they did last year, President Bush will lose re-election by 3
million votes. |
| June 21. Democrats told to
woo Hispanics.
Washington Times:
House Democrats were told at a closed-door
strategy session yesterday that President Bush is making great gains with
Hispanic voters and Democrats must pound home the election theme that Mr. Bush
is not their friend. |
| June 14.
A delicate Latino dance in GOP bastions .
Christian Science Monitor:
Ultimately, Republicans hope to convert Democratic-leaning Hispanics into
conservative suburban voters. But the move may force the GOP to soften stands
on such issues as immigration and English-only legislation. So far, Hispanic
groups say, GOP leaders are making the right noises. |
| April 9.
Hispanic Voter Is Vivid in Parties' Crystal Ball.
NY Times. As Hispanics
strive to translate their numbers into the kind of political influence that
blacks have achieved, the battle is on among Democrats and Republicans to
court this still largely untapped and disparate voting group. |
| March 15.
Hispanics
find the GOP a welcoming sight.
Hispanics – even those who
didn't vote for Mr. Bush – are getting more comfortable with the idea that the
new president has their interests at heart. That is something that should make
Democrats very uncomfortable. |
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