May
3
2010
New Faces, New Voices: The Hispanic Electorate in America – Introduction is online to read
Making up 14.2 percent of the American population, Hispanics are now the largest minority group in the United States. Clearly, securing the Hispanic vote is more important to political parties than ever before. Yet, despite the current size of the Hispanic population, is there a clear Hispanic politics? Who are Hispanic voters? What are their political preferences and attitudes, and why? The first comprehensive study of Hispanic voters in the United States, New Faces, New Voices paints a complex portrait of this diverse and growing population.
New Faces, New Voices
The Hispanic Electorate in America
By Marisa A. Abrajano & R. Michael Alvarez
Read the Introduction: http://bit.ly/bW2JuB
On May 4th, 2010 at 10:27 am Shelby replied:
This topic reminds me of the election of John F. Kennedy. They theorize that the reason he won was because he took Texas, and in particular the fact that his wife spoke Spanish and heavily pushed for the Hispanic population to get out and vote.