… “The Republican Party has a tolerance problem,” … [Obama campaign pollster Joel] Benenson told reporters Wednesday at a session hosted by Third Way, a centrist Democratic group. “I think when you define people who look differently than you as illegal aliens, and use that term over and over again, and talk […] Read more »
Support for Gay Marriage Growing, but U.S. Remains Divided
Supreme Court justices tend to say they are not influenced by public opinion. But they do sometimes take account of state-by-state trends, and the latest developments will not escape their notice as they take up two cases related to same-sex marriage. Support for same-sex marriage among the public has been […] Read more »
Immigration Reform Is Back on the Agenda
… During Obama’s first term, Democrats failed to seriously pursue immigration reform for fear of alienating culturally conservative whites. But after winning this year with minimal support from those voters, and with such emphatic backing from immigrant communities, the White House and Senate leadership will likely press the issue much […] Read more »
The Sea-Change in Colorado
… The election eve polls conducted by Latino Decisions indicated that almost 87% of Colorado Latinos … supported Obama in Colorado and 88% supported the Democrat in Congressional elections. Those numbers are staggering. Combine this overwhelming support for Democrats with what The Pew Center estimates as 14% of the electorate […] Read more »
Romney Campaign Manager Says He Regrets Immigration Stance
Mitt Romney and his team are not eager to dwell on regrets. But his campaign manager now says that the forceful posture taken against immigration in the Republican primary inflicted lingering damage with Latino voters in the general election. The Romney campaign chief, Matt Rhoades, acknowledged that point during a […] Read more »
The Hispanic vote: Challenging our assumptions
Republicans are in general agreement about one central premise as we look ahead to future elections—we must do better with Hispanic voters. That begins with challenging some long held assumptions. Data referenced below is taken from a post-election survey conducted in New Mexico among 500 voters who cast a ballot […] Read more »