Would a Latino running mate help Romney, Republicans?
(CNN) At the Council on Foreign relations this week,Sen. Marco Rubio talked tough on the international hotspot of the day, Syria. "It's time to act now. I don't want to score political points on...
View ArticleThe eight states where Latinos could sink the GOP
(Washington Post) Republicans’ emerging problem with Latino voters looks even worse when you factor in the electoral college. A look at Latino population trends in swing and key red states shows...
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The GOP’s diversity debacle
(Politico) After an election in which Mitt Romney lost the black, Asian and Latino vote by landslide margins, the news just got worse for the Republican Party. With Florida GOP Rep. Allen West’s...
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New House committee chairs reflect GOP’s concept of diversity
(People's World) Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, demonstrated the difficulty his party has with the concept of diversity yesterday when he announced the names of the 19 people who will chair all of...
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Boehner Makes Up for Appointing All Old White Men with Single Old White Female
(Atlantic) After Republicans filled every House leadership position with old white dudes, Speaker of the House John Boehner changed course on Friday afternoon by adding some diversity — emphasis on...
View Article9 Worst Political Commentaries About Latinos In 2012
(Huffington Post) The year 2012 will be remembered as the year of the rise of the Latino voter. The demographic shift changing the shape of U.S. politics was felt as never before, as both parties...
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Eric Cantor On Immigration: Children Of The Undocumented Should Get Citizenship
(Reuters) – A top U.S. Republican lawmaker said on Sunday he would support granting citizenship to children who are undocumented in the country in a sign that conservatives who oppose immigration...
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Tough racial issues face GOP in minority outreach
(CNN) – Republican K. Carl Smith is African-American and he knows that the GOP's racial reckoning won't come from 100-page reports from party headquarters with carefully worded prescriptions about...
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The Party of Old White Guys Changes Its Look
(Time) Nine months after Barack Obama’s edge with young people, minority groups and women carried him to re-election, the Republican National Committee is beginning a new campaign to showcase the...
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African Americans in Congress, by the numbers
(Washington Post) Our friends over at the University of Minnesota’s Smart Politics team are out with somegreat new data on African-American representation in the United States House. Here are some of...
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