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Rodrigo Dominguez Villegas in Telemundo 52: “Resultados de la Elección de Destitución” (Spanish)

What we do is analyze precinct-level data and analyze the results in places with high concentrations of Latino voters. So far, we see that Latinos voted against the recall in very large numbers”, said LPPI research director Rodrigo Dominguez Villegas.

Read More | September 15, 2021

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Michael Rios in The Washington Post: “Opinion: Latinos showed up for Newsom, but some Latino men tilted right. Democrats need to pay attention.”

According to preliminary exit polls and early vote analysis, the enthusiasm gap didn’t materialize. A clear majority of early-voting Latinos identified as Democrats. “Latinos voting in the #CArecall since in-person voting opened are still mostly Dems,” tweeted Michael Rios, a UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Initiative research analyst.

Read More | September 15, 2021

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Laura Gómez in Insider: “Latinos are reimagining Hispanic Heritage Month to highlight diversity”

Given that people with cultural connections to Latin America hold divergent thoughts about how to identify themselves, would changing the name of Hispanic Heritage Month be productive? Laura Gómez, author of the book “Inventing Latinos: A New Story of American Racism” and a professor of law at University of California, Los Angeles, said she thinks so.

Read More | September 15, 2021

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Claudia Sandoval in Univision: “Voto latino, clave para ayudar a Gavin Newsom a permanecer como gobernador de California” (Spanish)

Los latinos constituyeron aproximadamente el 25% de todos los votantes en la elección revocatoria que definía el futuro del gobernador de California, Gavin Newsom. Para Claudia Sandoval, analista política y profesora de la Universidad Loyola Marymount, estos comicios fueron un claro ejemplo de “la fuerza y la importancia del voto latino”.

Read More | September 15, 2021

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Sonja Diaz in KQED: “Statewide Election Special: The 2021 California Gubernatorial Recall”

Sonja Diaz, founding director of UCLA’s Latino Policy & Politics Institute, is a guest speaker on KQED discussing California’s recall election. California’s recall process has been called undemocratic, confusing, and inordinately expensive. We look at proposals both to change it, such as increasing the number of signatures required to put a recall on the ballot…

Read More | September 15, 2021

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