We’re moving closer each day to knowing the candidates for each party for president of the United States. On the Republican side, Donald Trump came out the winner after last week’s Super Tuesday, winning the states of Florida, Illinois, Missouri and North Carolina, and accumulating the necessary delegates needed to win the nomination. Governor John […]
Republican Candidates Get Ready To Take On The Florida Primaries
March 14, 2016 By
Trump, Rubio and Cruz are heavily campaigning in Florida as they go up against each other in tomorrow’s primary election. Due to the popularity of early-voting in Florida, last minute campaigning does not have the greatest amount of impact, so starting early is key. About a million republicans have already casted ballots in the […]
Latino Issues Not Discussed During GOP Debate
March 4, 2016 By
Last night’s GOP debate was at times entertaining, ugly, and ridiculous. They discussed issues pertaining to the dismantling of the IRS to the size of Donald Trump’s body parts. Two hours of yelling, screaming and insults, but not a minute was spent discussing the issues that are important to Latinos in this election. Whomever the […]
Big Super Tuesday Wins for Trump and Clinton
March 2, 2016 By
Super Tuesday has passed and we witnessed Clinton and Trump take home the biggest leads. While Cruz did not take the lead over Trump, he did win the much coveted state of Texas, along with Clinton. Both of their Texas wins were heavily backed by the Latino vote in the state. Both of the night’s […]
Latinos Will Play A Key Role On Super Tuesday
February 29, 2016 By
Tomorrow is Super Tuesday and for some candidates it’s do or die, with over a quarter of pledged delegates up for grabs. Even with the large electoral bulk of March 1st, tomorrow will give us a strong indication about who Latinos political preference lies. Most of our attention will be placed on Latinos in Texas, […]
Latinos Vote For Trump?
February 24, 2016 By
Donald Trump won the Nevada caucus with more than 20 percentage points, but that’s not the most surprising part of his victory last night, he also won Latinos by a huge margin. Trump claimed 45 percent of the Latino vote in Tuesday’s caucus, according to an entrance poll conducted by Fox News. The Frontrunner was […]
Trump is Motivating Latinos To Vote Against And In Favor of Him
February 23, 2016 By
Donald Trump heads into Nevada caucus as the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination based in part by his position on immigration. For the first time this primary season Mr. Trump will be competing in a state in which one of five eligible voters is Hispanic, this comes eight months after he called Mexican immigrants […]
Highest Ranking Hispanic in Florida Fights Back Against anti-GOP Letter by Latino Celebrities
February 17, 2016 By
Days after a group of Latino celebrities, which included Carlos Santana, America Ferrera, George Lopez, and others, released an open letter to Latinos pleading them to go out vote against Republicans who have used fear-mongering tactics in regards to Latinos and immigration. Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera, Florida’s highest ranking Latino elected official, responded in an open […]
Comentarios from Maria: Who Is Tougher and More Manly
December 21, 2015 By
Last Week’s Republican debate was a contest reminiscent of a “Saturday Night Live” skit entitled “¿Quien es mas macho?” In Spanish that means who is tougher and more manly. Sadly, we need much more than a macho man or woman. In the case of the presidency, that would mean a leader focused on solutions, not […]
Comentarios from Maria: Jeb Bush is Done
November 2, 2015 By
The GOP debate’s focus on economics laid bare Republican candidates’ lack of detailed plans for how to grow the economy and help the middle class. Frontrunner Ben Carson, for example, offered a murky and confusing explanation of his tax plan, betraying a poor understanding of economics. But for the most part, the debate had an […]
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