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Big Spenders Betting Money Talks on Health-Care Ballot Issue

Tens of millions of dollars are fueling arguments over what to fund and why “because, essentially, people are more interested in health-care initiatives,” said Arturo Vargas Bustamante, associate professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Democratic Concerns About Latino Support Linger in Final Days of Campaign

“The pandemic has changed the nature of the election,” said Biden pollster Matt Barreto. “And so from our perspective, we’re pushing harder as a result of that, saying, ‘OK, let’s not let some of those votes who normally might expect a door-knock — let’s not let them go to waste.’ Which is why we are continuing…

Our Vote Must Be Earned (OPINION)

Sonja Diaz, UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute Executive Director, writes an Op-ed with Hector Sanchez Barba of Mi Familia Vota in Latino Rebels on the importance of lifting up Voting Rights Project research on vote-by-mail. “Suppressive tactics, vote by mail restrictions, and a lack of education on how to correctly vote by mail create…

Why some transgender voters have an even bigger challenge to casting their ballots

Chad Dunn, UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute expert discusses voter suppression and says, “There’s little evidence in states that significant voter impersonation takes place. These laws were designed and structured to benefit some people with certain IDs more than others. There’s no doubt that a law requiring you to have an ID has a…

Economy and health care – not immigration – will drive Latino vote in 2020

In the four battleground states where Latino voters are most likely to influence 2020 election results — Arizona, Florida, Nevada and Texas — Latinos have lower wages, are less likely to have health insurance, and have a higher likelihood of contracting COVID-19 than other racial or ethnic groups, finds a new LPPI report. “Latinos are…

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