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The Latino Vote in the US

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    The Latino vote is said to be primarily a Democratic landslide, but the state of Texas is very much a Red state. Some believe that Texas could move to...

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-- -- President Obama -- win is being attributed to many factors particularly support among key voting blocs including Latino.

Every month.

The 2000 Latinos turn eighteen become eligible to vote as -- Latino population grows at a steady pace.

So does the power of the Latino vote.

National League President Obama received 75% of the Latino vote compared to governor Romney's 23%.

And Republicans are.

Latinos and certainly.

Mean.

Or you're darn right it.

Also Don -- an activist for the Latino community says Republicans are sending the wrong message to Latino voters when it comes to immigration issues.

Voter ID laws and education cuts the Republican Party.

And their ideas and -- about priorities need to be involved.

-- has the second highest Latino population of any state in the country so don't use does -- Republicans don't adjust their message.

Big changes could be ahead for the GOP and the lone -- state.

No one can take for granted.

That they're going to be successfully -- elected.

Sound -- -- there could be enough political shift to make taxes go from solid dread.

To a swing state in eight to twelve year and and unfortunately it's gonna take rude awakening.

I in other words -- like what happened last night.

-- our eye opener but can serve it a day not so fast Hispanics care a lot about.

Texas value issue for the first time -- elected a lot -- to the US senate.

Tea Party backed Republican Ted Cruz won by a land line with -- crew being elected that that's you know pretty significant.

Someone.

Like -- -- Really identify people -- Jonathan signed president of Texas values as many Latinos in -- share the same conservative values is -- And other Latino Republicans.

Signed says Latino voters are turned off by Democrats supporting issues such as gay marriage and abortion.

Those issues.

And support of those and by the Democratic Party do not resonated well with the -- While it's still remains to be seen which way Latino voting will train in the coming state national election.

There's one thing that is certain.

Whether folks like her not Hispanic population is gonna continue to grow.

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