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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797019403321

Titolo

Latinos and the 2012 election : the new face of the American voter / / edited by Gabriel R. Sanchez

Pubbl/distr/stampa

East Lansing, Michigan : , : Michigan State University Press, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-62895-171-0

1-60917-448-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (250 p.)

Collana

Latinos in the United States Series

Disciplina

323.1168073

Soggetti

Hispanic Americans - Politics and government

Political participation - Social aspects - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword, by Rubén O. Martinez; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Latino Influence and the Electoral College: Assessing the Probability of Group Relevance, by Justin H. Gross and Matt A. Barreto; Proactive, Reactive, and Tactical: Mobilizing the Latino Vote in 2012, by Ricardo Ramírez, Evan Bacalao, Edelmira P. Garcia, Rani Narula-Woods, and Clayton Rosa; Immigration: Defining Candidates, Deciding Elections, by Maribel Hastings; The 2012 Latino Vote in Colorado, by Robert R. Preuhs

The 2012 Latino Vote in New Mexico: Immigration Emerges in Unexpected Ways, by Gabriel R. Sanchez and Shannon Sanchez-YoungmanThe Reconquista of California: Latinos and the 2012 Election, by Jason L. Morin and Adrian D. Pantoja; Brown Ballots in the Buckeye State, by Tehama Lopez Bunyasi; The New Virginiano Electorate and the Politics of Immigration in Virginia, by D. Xavier Medina Vidal; North Carolina Latinos: An Emerging, Influential Electorate in the South, by Betina Cutaia Wilkinson; Florida's Latino Electorate in the 2012 Election, by Casey A. Klofstad

It's the Economy Stupid? Not So Fast: The Impact of the Latino Vote on the 2012 Presidential Election in Nevada, by David F. DamoreLooking to 2014 and Beyond, by Matt A. Barreto, Sylvia Manzano, and Gary Segura; Appendix: Discussion of the Data Utilized in this Volume, by Gabriel R.



Sanchez; Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

In giving President Obama a record level of support (75 percent) and reaching a watershed 10 percent of the voting population, Latinos proved to be decisive in the 2012 election outcome-an unprecedented mark of influence for this segment of the wider electorate. This shift also signaled a radical reenvisioning of mobilization strategies by both parties and created a sea change in the way political organizations conduct outreach and engagement efforts. In this groundbreaking volume, experts in Latino politics ask: What is the scope of Latino voter influence, where does this electorate have the