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Los cinco mayores motos del voto hispano en EEUU

The biggest myth “is that there is a monolithic vote. And I think this election has helped bring him down,” says Matt Barreto, co-founder of pollster Latino Decisions, who worked on polls with President-elect Joe Biden’s campaign, told AFP.

Read More | November 13, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Democracy & Voting Rights

Election’s over, but battle over its meaning is just beginning

“You have to cover Latinos depending on where they are,” says Chris Zepeda-Millán, an associate professor in UCLA’s public policy department. This year, the Trump campaign did a better job of turning out conservative-leaning Cuban Americans in Florida, through ad “micro-targeting” and other means, says Professor Zepeda Millán. That helped push President Trump to victory…

Read More | November 13, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Democracy & Voting Rights

Opinion: The 2020 election rode on the backs of people of color

According to Matt Barreto, a political science professor at UCLA, sample sizes for Latinos tend to be too small to draw conclusions about their voting preferences.

Read More | November 13, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Diversity & Inclusion

Biden coalition built on broad but unstable foundation

In Arizona, where Democrats aggressively courted Latino voters, Biden’s win was widely attributed to Latino enthusiasm in Maricopa County, where Biden won more than three-quarters of the vote in Latino-heavy precincts, according to the UCLA Latino Politics and Policy Initiative.

Read More | November 13, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Inequality & Poverty

Election day mishap in Berks County highlights need for culturally competent poll workers

“It’s true that some people who are not white Protestant Anglo Saxon have names that make it difficult for people who don’t have the cultural or linguistic competency necessary to identify that they are in fact who they say they are,” Sonja Diaz said. “Ultimately, this is not an issue of voter fraud, but this…

Read More | November 13, 2020

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