In 2008 Latino voters turned out in record number and voted overwhelmingly in favor of Democrat Barack Obama, providing the key margin in many states. However, as the 2010 midterm election rolls around many questions surround Latino enthusiasm for turning out to vote after two years of Democrat control. Little data suggests that Latinos will flip and vote Republican in large numbers, yet a real possibility is that Latino excitement with the Democrats has faded and turnout in 2010 could be low. We examined the top 60 most competitive U.S. House seats in 2010 (according to the Cook Report, 02/01/10) and matched each district to the latest Census data from 2008 on the percentage of the population that is Latino.
Overall, we identify 30 House seats in which Latino voter may well influence the final outcome. 18 districts have a Latino population over 10% and Latino voter are sure to play an important role, while an additional 12 districts have between 5 – 10% Latino population, and depending on how close the final vote is, Latino voters could prove crucial here as well.
It is incumbent on both Democrats and Republicans to take the Latino vote seriously, and to reach out to identify important policy initiatives to the Latino community….
In a recent Latino Decisions poll, we found that health care reform and comprehensive immigration reform were the top two legislative priorities for Latino voters going into 2010, however Congress and the Senate have faltered on both accounts. Are the Democrats to blame for not pushing ahead strongly enough, or are Republicans to blame for obstructing the legislation from moving forward? This will be up to Latino voters to decide, and in November 2010 they are poised to have a significant impact on the make-up of the U.S. House given their large numbers in as many as 30 competitive districts. In 2010, parties and candidates can not simply send out mailers with smiling pictures, they need to connect with the Latino community and give Latino voters a reason to turnout, and the clock is ticking…
60 Competitive U.S. House Seats in 2010 – sorted by % Latino within district
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more thiing if u make the race sound close in states it keeps money comeing into those states for adds and comercials thus adding a little to econimy news statioins and tv stand to make more with tv adds than norm bus. but hey if rally in town maybe food and money will be spent.. Whaterver the outcome I am prediction dems in Nov. 2010 and they take super majorigy in 2012 with Hilary takeing president posisiton in 2016 God Bless Americans and May God Tell the corp. greed mongers to bring our jobs back quit messing with Us they make is so small bus. cant run then they the corp. take over everthing and keep small bus. down. this isnt the way it is suppose to work they are suppose to care about all americans not just the rich.. whom bribe them with K-Street money funeld to there state in pork spending from outside corp lobby firms then business whom rec. money in say state give back a leagle dontaion to the rep. whom steared this money there way,, No for the Lobby they get a Yes or No bought vote that congress has made this leage to do.. thus makeing our system corupt and not working for ave. americans thus getting repub. out of office and dem. in whom will play by the rules and have and always will be on a agenda to save the middle class and make Americans strong.. while republicans just work for the greedy corp. giants and only want more more more money,,
I wish Those in charge of the media wouldnt get involved in the political debate and just report the true news not half truths that just try to fool us into beliveing its a close raise we Americans Know what republicans have dont to us and what they will do to us if left in power You cant trust them especialy after u see this corp. set up of Moneys comeing from diff. groups but if u look close its just republicans tyring to save the static quo. for the rich. and there New lobby jobs if they win..
One reason I do belive Latinos will come out in force cause Ive talked to a few of them and they are mad at republicans for blocking the dream act they are mad cause they have family whom are here eleagly and want them to stay they want imagration reform and they know dems will do this and repu.wont,. The word on the street is dems win with latinos and African “Americans pulling it our with big numbers republicans dont show up in force. Just more republican lies.
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