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Latino Decisions and impreMedia to release new poll on Religion and Politics

Latino Decisions and impreMedia will be releasing data from a new survey focused on the Latino electorate’s attitudes regarding the role of religion in politics on Thursday, December 8, 2011….

Can the Internet be a Door to Increased Latin@ and African American Participation?

By Jessica Lavariega Monforti & Jose Marichal Could the key to increasing civic engagement among Latinos and African Americans be computer classes?   A growing body of research is linking Internet…

Let’s be humane: Republican rhetoric on immigration reform and voter opinion

Stephen A. Nuño, Northern Arizona University “I don’t see how the party that says it’s the party of the family is going to adopt an immigration policy which destroys families…

Latinos, Skin Tone and Inter-Group Attitudes

By Betina C. Wilkinson, Wake Forest University The Latino population in the U.S. differs in many ways- by national origin, socioeconomic status, native status, political ideology, and even skin tone. …

Potential Latino VP Candidates Largely Unknown by Voters

One of the back stories of the GOP primary is whether any of the candidates vying to represent the Republican Party and challenge President Obama in 2012 can mobilize support…

Results From New Univision News/Latino Decisions Survey

A new Univision News/Latino Decisions poll conducted between October 21st and November 1st, 2011 provides the opportunity to gauge the candidate and policy preferences of the national electorate leading up…

Live webcast to announce results of Univision News election poll

*** Results from Univision News-Latino Decisions poll posted here *** WHO: Univision News and Latino Decisions to do briefing on results of comprehensive poll, Destino 2012: El Voto Latino (Destiny…

Latinos’ Attitudes Toward the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

By Gabriel R. Sanchez, PhD, Jillian Medeiros, PhD, Sam Howarth, PhD [Full Report Available Here]              [Results from Non-Voter Sample of October Poll Posted Here] Executive Summary There has been much…

Republican candidates do not resonate with Latinos

By Pilar Marrero – [email protected]  | 2011-10-17 Results From Political Content of October Poll Posted Here LOS ANGELES, CA. – Although Latino voters have expressed some disappointment with President Obama…

Latino Decisions to release new poll results today 12pm/3pm

On Monday, October 17, 2011 at 12:00 pacific / 3:00PM eastern impreMedia and Latino Decisions will be conducting a press webinar to report results from its October national tracking poll…

Latinos support health care reform but not mandate

By Pilar Marrero– [email protected]  | 2011-10-13 New Poll Results Posted Here LOS ANGELES, CA. – Latino voters have a complicated relationship with the health care reform law approved in March…

Latino Decisions and impreMedia to release new poll on Health Care Policy

Latino Decisions and impreMedia in collaboration with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Center for Health Policy at the University of New Mexico will be releasing data from a new…

A Lighter Shade of Brown? : Latino Racial Identification Stabilizes Declining U.S. White Population

As more trends from the recently conducted 2010 Census become available, Latinos are once again the focus of attention. A report from the U.S. Census Bureau indicates that the Hispanic/Latino…

A Response to Whit Ayres’ Response

By Gary Segura and Gabriel Sanchez Whit Ayers, of Ayres/McHenry, responded to the criticisms raised of his new poll of Latinos  by making three points. 1)     That language was not…

Despite Conservative Bias, Republican Poll Still Shows Disastrous Disadvantage for Republicans Among Latinos

On Friday, the GOP campaign consulting firm Ayres, McHenry, and Associates released a new poll sponsored by the Resurgent Republic—a GOP research and public affairs organization—and the Hispanic Leadership Network,…

High Stakes: Thursday’s Presidential Address is Critical to Latino Voters

By Gabriel Sanchez President Obama is set to give a speech focused on his plans for job growth before a Joint Session of Congress in primetime Thursday night. Political pundits…

President Obama’s image takes a hit

By Pilar Marrero – [email protected] | 2011-08-22 New Poll Results Posted Here LOS ANGELES, CA.-  The most recent poll of Latino voters reveals a continuing political problem for President Barack…

Hispanics Aspire to Better Education

By Pilar Marrero/ [email protected] |2011-08-18 LOS ANGELES, Calif.- When it comes to their children’s education, Latino voters have clear and high aspirations: a new poll revealed that an overwhelming 96%—almost…

It’s True: Latinos are Liberals, and Other Important Matters

By Gary Segura and Shaun Bowler Yesterday Latino Decisions released a new poll finding regarding the debt and deficit as part of its ImpreMedia-Latino Decisions Tracking Poll.  When asked whether…

Over 80% of Latino voters support tax increases alongside cuts in the debt debate

A new poll released today by impreMedia and Latino Decisions reveals that the August debt deal brokered by President Obama and Republicans in Congress is out of touch with what…