Latino influence and the electoral college : assessing the probability of group relevance -- Proactive, reactive, and tactical : mobilizing the Latino vote in 2012 -- Immigration : defining candidates, deciding elections -- The 2012 Latino vote in Colorado -- The 2012 Latino vote in New Mexico : immigration emerges in unexpected ways -- The Reconquista of California : Latinos and the 2012 election -- Brown ballots in the Buckeye State -- The new Virginiano electorate and the politics of immigration in Virginia -- North Carolina Latinos : an emerging, influential electorate in the South -- Florida's Latino electorate in the 2012 election -- It's the economy stupid? : not so fast: the impact of the Latino vote on the 2012 presidential election in Nevada -- Looking to 2014 and beyond -- Appendix : discussion of the data utilized in this volume.
Summary:
Examines the decisive role played by Latino voters in the 2012 presidential election, signaling a radical reenvisiioning of the mobilization strategies for outreach and engagement of both parties. Looks at key issues and states using data analysis and organizational commentary.
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