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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

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 >

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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 >

Society and Culture, Education

What Population Growth Means for Higher Education

Andrew P. Kelly | October 3, 2011, 3:53 pm

On Friday, the College Board published an important report on the challenge of improving the college completion rates of Hispanic students. The report marshals a ton of useful data on this question, but it’s the projections of the growth in … read more >

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