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-Youngman
The 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. Damore
Looking 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