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Pethokoukis, Politics and Public Opinion

Please, Marco Rubio isn’t the GOP’s Jack Kevorkian

James Pethokoukis | June 13, 2013, 10:40 am

On Fox News, my friend Ann Coulter contributed this sizzling sound bite to the immigration reform debate: “Well, Chuck Schumer is playing Marco Rubio, the Jack Kevorkian of the Republican party.” It was a follow up to a recent column … read more >

Politics and Public Opinion, Elections

The GOP’s electoral collapse is postponed

Charles Murray | February 8, 2013, 1:32 pm

The changing ethnic makeup of the electorate spells doom for the GOP unless it can figure out a way to appeal to minorities, right? Everybody knows that. I thought I knew it too, and so, as part of the book … read more >

Pethokoukis

For GOP, immigration reform and sweet talk won’t be enough

James Pethokoukis | January 28, 2013, 11:45 am

In a previous blog post, I presented some polling data from Latino Decisions. Its numbers make the case that embracing broad immigration reform would be a vote getter among Hispanic voters. The firm then offers some messaging advice: On the … read more >

Politics and Public Opinion, Elections

Why the GOP lost the Hispanic vote, in 1 chart

Henrik Temp | December 13, 2012, 10:38 am

If you want to know why Republicans got shellacked among Hispanics this year, look no further than the chart above. It’s from Resurgent Republic, a conservative but nonpartisan survey group whose latest report details the political opinions of Hispanic voters … read more >

Politics and Public Opinion

The GOP shouldn’t count on tapping latent Latino conservatism

Charles Murray | November 20, 2012, 9:29 am

The data paints a portrait that gives no reason to think that Republicans have an untapped pool of social conservatives to help them win elections. read more >

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Politics and Public Opinion

What message were Hispanics really sending Republicans?

Henrik Temp | November 14, 2012, 3:32 pm

Mitt Romney got crushed by President Obama among Hispanic voters. He captured just 27% of them while the president hauled in 71%, nearly tying his party’s 30-year high. This lopsided margin, combined with the slow but inexorable increase in the … read more >

Politics and Public Opinion, Polls

What you may have missed in the polls: Latino voters, young voters, and abortion

Karlyn Bowman and Andrew Rugg | October 26, 2012, 9:21 am

Latino votes: In his interview with the Des Moines Register editorial board, President Obama had this to say about the Latino vote, “Since this is off the record, I will just be very blunt. Should I win a second term, … read more >

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Politics and Public Opinion, Elections

The Hispanic vote in 2012: Important, but not a gamechanger

Henrik Temp | October 2, 2012, 3:48 pm

There is a disturbing tendency within the media to take only the big, attention-grabbing numbers—such as a 22% rise in eligible Hispanic voters—and ignore the mitigating factors that conspire to dramatically reduce the actual influence of Latinos on the election. read more >

Politics and Public Opinion

Hispanic voters: The sleeping giant slumbers on

Henrik Temp | May 9, 2012, 12:05 pm

Hispanics have been the “sleeping giant” of American politics for decades. Each election season, we see more and more articles about how important this group of Americans is, and how their impact will be outsized and ever-growing. Yet for some … read more >

Politics and Public Opinion

How much will Hispanics matter in 2012? 4 alternative scenarios

Henrik Temp | April 25, 2012, 11:41 am

There’s a great new infographic by Resurgent Republic, a right-leaning, not-for-profit organization modeled on Democracy Corps, about Hispanics voters. Along with a ton of interesting factoids, it allows for a quick-and-dirty simulation of the effects of the Hispanic vote on … read more >